The hurricane center said Oscar is expected to maintain tropical storm strength as it exits Cuba later Monday night. Its next stop, according to the latest forecast, is the southern and eastern Bahamas on Tuesday. It could strengthen a bit, forecasters said, but it’s still expected to be a tropical storm when it strikes.

Tropical Storm Oscar continued to dump heavy rainfall on eastern Cuba on Monday, a day after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the island nation. Oscar hit Sunday evening amid a power blackout and while it has since weakened,