Hurricane Oscar: Record 8th Named Storm In 30 Days

USA Today reports:

A storm system in the Caribbean rapidly escalated Saturday from a tropical storm into Hurricane Oscar, the 10th hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters said Oscar’s winds were much stronger than previously thought and declared the system a hurricane at 2 p.m. ET. Oscar’s maximum sustained winds were about 80 mph with stronger gusts, which was “unexpected,” forecasters said.

Oscar was also the eighth named storm to form since Sept. 24, breaking a record for most named storms formations between Sept. 24 and Oct. 19, set in 1950. NWS said Oscar is expected to move toward the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeastern Bahamas and northeastern Cuba before it turns northeast. At this time, there is no impact expected in South Florida, according to NWS.

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#Oscar is now a #hurricane – the 10th of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. 9 other seasons on record (since 1851) have had 10+ Atlantic hurricanes by October 19: 1886, 1893, 1916, 1933, 1950, 1995, 2005, 2017, 2020. pic.twitter.com/W5eKS5G144

— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) October 19, 2024