Hurricane Oscar is predicted to hit Cuba's Guantanamo or Holguin areas, as Cuba is recovering from a massive blackout. Oscar, with winds at 80 mph, is likely to weaken after impact but might still cause heavy rainfall and storm conditions over the central Bahamas.

Oscar, a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, reached Cuba after making landfall in the Bahamas hours earlier.

Millions of Cubans were enduring electricity blackouts as the government struggled to restore services. Hurricane Oscar, striking the east as a Category 1 storm, added to the disruption.