The southeast Bahamas is comprised of islands such as Mayaguana, Crooked Island, Acklins, Long Cay, Ragged Island and Inagua. The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has remit for the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Hurricane Oscar formed Saturday off the coast of the Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It characterized the storm as “tiny.” The government of the Bahamas has issued a hurricane warning for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas.

Hurricane Oscar made landfall on Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas and is forecast to strike in eastern Cuba on Sunday afternoon, the US National Hurricane Center said.