Tropical Storm Rafael has now become a hurricane, with its projected path now uncertain. It made landfall in western Cuba as ...

Tropical Storm Rafael gained hurricane status Tuesday evening as it churned in the warm Caribbean waters on the way to the Cayman Islands and Cuba before heading for the Gulf of Mexico ...

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 ...

A hurricane warning is in effect for the Cayman Islands and parts of Cuba, as tropical storm conditions are expected in Florida later in the week.

Rafael became a hurricane as it approached the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night. And it’s expected to get stronger. The National Hurricane Center upgraded Rafael to a hurricane earlier Tuesday ...

Rafael became a hurricane on Tuesday, and chances of a nearby system developing into a tropical storm are on the rise.

Will Tropical Storm Rafael become a hurricane, and how will it affect the U.S.? The National Hurricane Center is expecting Rafael to become a hurricane either Tuesday or early Wednesday.

This article originally appeared on Hattiesburg American: Hurricane Rafael becomes a major storm at category 3. Is ...

"The system is forecast to become a hurricane by Tuesday night and there is a risk of dangerous impacts from hurricane-force winds," the NHC said.

Tropical Storm Rafael slipped by western Jamaica en route to the Cayman Islands and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday evening, federal forecasters said. Rafael, which formed ...

At 3 p.m. CST, the center of Hurricane Rafael was located near latitude 24.6 North ... even if the system hasn't become an ...

Hurricane Rafael is strengthening Wednesday afternoon as it reached category 3 strength with sustained winds of 115 mph. Category 3 or higher storms are classified as major, meaning they have the ...