Hurricane Rafael is swirling past the Cayman Islands and is expected to rapidly intensify until making landfall in western ...

After strengthening to hurricane status on Tuesday afternoon, Rafael is continuing to gain strength in the Caribbean as the ...

Hurricane Rafael continues to gain strength as it heads toward Cuba, where landfall is expected Wednesday before the storm moves into the Gulf of Mexico.

For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing ...

Rafael should stay hurricane strength while in the southern Gulf of Mexico, but as it moves north it will encounter strong shear, dry air and cooler waters.

The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Rafael continues to intensify as it approaches Cuba, and the late-season ...