Rafael strengthened into a low-end hurricane Tuesday night as it approached the Cayman Islands in the central Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said. The rare November hurricane was ...

Hurricane #Rafael Advisory 12A: Rafael Becomes a Category Three Hurricane as it Nears the Coast of Western Cuba. Expected to Bring Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Damaging Hurricane-Force Winds, and ...

Rafael’s wind speeds had increased to 85 mph by 1 a.m. ET, and further intensification is expected before the hurricane makes landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday, the center stated in an update.

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 ...

Rafael became the 17th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1-Nov. 30. It was the 11th hurricane and fifth major hurricane of the above average season ...

Rafael became the fifth major hurricane of the season in the Atlantic Ocean, two more than the long-term average and the most since 2020. Rafael is also the seventh Atlantic hurricane to form ...

Hurricane Rafael gained momentum in the Gulf of Mexico Friday morning and returned to its powerful Category 3 status, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The storm had maximum ...

Hurricane Rafael has made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm. It is expected to continue into the Gulf of Mexico, ... As a storm moves further inland, flooding becomes a major risk.