How Hurricane Oscar fooled forecasters, became smallest on record

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Hurricane Oscar, now downgraded to a tropical storm over Cuba, was the smallest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, meteorologists said Monday. When the storm formed on Saturday, hurricane hunters found the extent of Oscar’s hurricane wind field was only 5-6 miles across. Tap below to read the article by Doyle Rice for the USA Today.

How Hurricane Oscar fooled forecasters, became smallest on record

Hurricane Oscar, now downgraded to a tropical storm over Cuba, was the smallest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin.