Rafael strengthened into a low-end hurricane Tuesday night as it approached the Cayman Islands in the central Caribbean Sea, ...

Rafael, the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, continued to pick up steam Wednesday, strengthening into a major, Category 3 hurricane ahead of a western Cuba landfall. Life ...

Hurricane warnings cover western Cuba ... The risk of rainfall in the region comes as a surge of tropical moisture ahead of Rafael becomes intertwined with a decaying front.

Mississippi Emergency Management officials are warning Mississippi residents that Hurricane Rafael could possibly impact the state. A tropical storm warning was issued earlier Tuesday for the ...

Hurricane Rafael picked up in intensity and became a Category 3 storm before making landfall in Cuba Wednesday, forecasters said. Rafael's maximum sustained winds reached 115 mph before it made ...

Cuban farmer Leonardo Abreu clambered over fallen banana plants in a field beside his home, taking stock of the wreckage two ...

Hurricane Rafael has made landfall in Cuba as a Category ... at 74 mph, the storm becomes a Category 1 hurricane, and continues through Category 5. These classifications help officials predict ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Rafael strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Wednesday just hours before it was forecast to make landfall on Wednesday in western Cuba. It was another ...

The hurricane center said Rafael will move ... urged to keep a close eye on the forecast through this week as Rafael’s path becomes more clear. If you purchase a product or register for an ...

HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire ...