Oscar initially had a low chance of developing, but is now headed for the Caribbean as a hurricane, bringing heavy rain and dangerous storm surge, according to the 2 p.m. Saturday from the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Oscar is moving west at around 12 mph and is predicted to be stay on this path for the rest of Saturday.

Hurricane Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after striking the southeastern Bahamas earlier in the day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

The center in Miami said the storm’s center arrived in the Cuban province of Guantanamo, near the city of Baracoa, on Sunday evening. Its maximum sustained winds were near 80 mph.

Forecasters said 5 to 10 inches of rain are expected across eastern Cuba through Tuesday, with some isolated locations getting up to 15 inches.

Hurricane Oscar made landfall early Sunday in the southeastern Bahamas bringing with it the threat of coastal destruction and heavy rains as it heads toward Cuba. Oscar touched down on Great Inagua Island,