Hurricane Rafael picked up in intensity and became a Category 2 storm Wednesday ahead of an expected landfall in Cuba.

Hurricane Rafael's maximum sustained winds increased to 175 kilometers per hour (km/h) and it could enter Cuba today as a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

We now have our 17th named storm, Rafael, in the Caribbean Sea. Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to move toward the ...

Hurricane Rafael barreled toward Cuba on Wednesday, forecast to make landfall in western Cuba as a major Category 3 hurricane ...

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) -Hurricane Rafael hit Category 2 strength and will likely intensify further as it churns ...

Maritime stakeholders in parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast late Tuesday were urged to begin preparing for the possible arrival of Rafael, which strengthened into Category 2 hurricane overnight. The U.S.

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Hurricane Rafael will rake Cuba’s coast with Category 3 winds later Wednesday before it crosses the island nation and emerges ...

Eventually, the stalled front to our north and west will drape south and east over the next few days. This process looks like ...

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

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) — Hurricane Rafael strengthened to a Category 2 storm as it barreled toward Cuba Wednesday morning. According to the National Hurricane Center, a hurricane warning is in effect ...

Hurricane Rafael is rapidly intensifying in the Caribbean and is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane before it slams ...