The hurricane is in rarified air for storms in November, but will be in much different shape as it approaches the US.

Rafael intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba, forecasters say.

HAVANA (Reuters) - Hurricane Rafael was gaining strength as it churned north towards western Cuba early on Wednesday, the ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen and reach near "major hurricane strength" when it makes landfall in western ...

Rafael lashed the Cayman Islands in the western Caribbean with strong winds and heavy rain Tuesday night, and the Category 1 ...

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

As of Tuesday morning, the storm was positioned 20 miles (35 kilometers) southeast of Little Cayman in the Cayman Islands.

Tropical Storm Rafael gained steam late on Monday as it churned northward toward Cuba, which is still struggling to recover ...

Tropical Storm Rafael was forecast to grow steadily, if not rapidly as it churns past Jamaica's west coast on a path for Cuba ...

Tropical Storm Rafael was rapidly picking up steam on Tuesday afternoon as it chugged toward the Cayman Islands in the ...

Tropical storm Rafael was chugging past western Jamaica on Tuesday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it ...

Hurricane Rafael is continuing to strengthen as it approaches landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.