Hurricane Rafael intensified to a Category 3 storm, set to hit western Cuba with dangerous conditions, including storm surges ...

HAVANA -- HAVANA (AP) — Rafael strengthened Wednesday into a powerful Category 3 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in ...

Even without a landfall in Florida, the state is still expected to feel some impacts from Rafael, starting as early as today.

Hurricane Rafael swirled past the Cayman Islands and was expected to rapidly intensify before making landfall on Wednesday in western Cuba, where it's forecast to hit as a Category 2 hurricane.

according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 110 mph and was moving ...

Thousands of people in the west of the island were evacuated as a prevention measure before Rafael was expected to slam into ...

Hurricane Rafael upgraded from a tropical storm earlier this week and is on track to make landfall in Cuba. Here's what to ...

Hurricane Rafael is intensifying rapidly and is forecast to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging wind, and heavy rain ...

The National Hurricane Center forecasts Tropical Storm Rafael to grow into the season’s 11th hurricane Tuesday as it moves ...

Rafael is expected to bring large waves, flooding rain and storm surge to Cuba. The outer bands of the storm will also bring ...

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Rafael is expected to maintain hurricane intensity Thursday through Friday as it moves northwestward across the southeastern Gulf.