Oscar, which the National Hurricane Center characterized as "very small," is the 15th named storm of the hurricane season.

Tropical Storm Oscar is producing heavy rainfall and flash flooding over eastern Cuba, The National Hurricane Center said.

DALLAS — Hurricane Oscar formed off the coast of the Bahamas on Saturday near Turks and Caicos and the southeastern Bahamas. Cuba is under a hurricane watch for the provinces of Guantanamo, Holguin, and Las Tunas.

The Cuban Meteorology Institute's Forecast Center has issued a warning this Sunday regarding Hurricane Oscar's impending landfall along the island's

Hurricane Oscar is expected to reach Guantanamo or Holguin in Cuba later on Sunday as the island country struggles to restore power. Tropical Storm

Hurricane Oscar has formed near the Bahamas, according to the National Hurricane Center's 2 p.m. update on Saturday.

Oscar probably won’t be around long. After making a run westward at Cuba, it will begin turning north into Monday and weakening into Tuesday.

Oscar was also the eighth named storm to form since Sept. 24, breaking a record for most named storm formations between Sept. 24 and Oct. 19.

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.