The National Hurricane Center also removed a low-pressure trough it had monitored for days near the central Bahamas from its map, indicating it had no chance of developing over the next week.

MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Oscar has formed off the coast of the Bahamas. Oscar, which the hurricane center characterized as “tiny,” formed Saturday.

The storm made landfall in the Bahamas Wednesday morning and is expected to hit Florida overnight, according to the National Hurricane Center Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

Right now, Dorian has max wind speeds near 110 mph. The hurricane is forecast to be over the Bahamas by Saturday. Dorian tore through the Virgin Islands, but stayed east of Puerto Rico ...