Hurricane Oscar was a compact tropical cyclone, with the smallest hurricane-force wind field on record in the Atlantic, which caused moderate damage in eastern Cuba in late October 2024.

Unfavorable conditions continued to hamper the small storm, and Oscar later dissipated on October 22 after opening into a trough.

Hurricane watches and warnings were issued across the Turks and Caicos Islands, Southeastern Bahamas, and Cuba on October 19.

[3][4] That day, the NHC designated the wave as Invest 94L, related to a low pressure area with disorganized convection, or thunderstorms.

[6][7] For several days, the low continued westward across the Atlantic Ocean, producing only occasional thunderstorms due to dry air, and it opened up into a trough on October 16.

[12] At 15:00 UTC that day, the NHC classified the system as Tropical Storm Oscar while located just east of the Turks and Caicos islands.

[13] Upon its designation by the NHC, Oscar had a small central dense overcast fueled by hot towers, surrounded by well-defined rainbands.

[16] Early on October 20, the center of Oscar passed very near Grand Turk Island, before making landfall on Inagua.

[17] During the turning operation towards Cuba, the eye expanded to a diameter of around 20 mi (32 km), as Oscar's track shifted towards the west-southwest and reached its lowest pressure of 986 mbar.

[22] A trough over the western Atlantic pulled Oscar northward, and the circulation emerged over water early on October 22.

The storm was unable to regenerate due to stronger wind shear and dry air, and later that day Oscar dissipated near the Bahamas.

[25] As the predecessor to Oscar made its way north of the Greater Antilles, models began to stop showing tropical development in their forecasts.

[26] RADARSAT, a high-resolution Canadian satellite, showed that Oscar peaked around Category 2 or 3 strength prior to landfall.

[38] Torrential downpours were recorded in Cuba, with preliminary reports in the province of Guantánamo stating that some places received more than 10 in (25 cm).

[51] A ship was sent from Pajaritos, Veracruz, to Cuba, with 400,000 barrels of oil to alleviate the power crisis worsened by Oscar.