In the noon update, the National Hurricane Center said Rafael has 115 mph maximum sustained winds. It's expected to weaken when it enters the Gulf.

Hurricane Rafael strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Wednesday just hours before it was forecast to make landfall on Wednesday in western Cuba.

As per the National Hurricane Center's 1 pm Wednesday update, Category 3 Hurricane Rafael is 40 miles northeast of the Isle ...

Hurricane Rafael strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it headed towards Cuba on Wednesday, threatening the island nation ...

The National Hurricane Center’s 12 pm Wednesday advisory reported that Category 3 Hurricane Rafael is 40 miles northeast of ...

There is larger-than-normal uncertainty regarding Rafael’s intensity later in the forecast period,” the National Hurricane ...

The National Hurricane Center warned Rafael will bring a “life-threatening” storm surge, “damaging” winds and flash flooding to Cuba and a portion of the Cayman Islands, and a tropical storm warning ...

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a major Category 3 storm as it impacts Cuba before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Rafael is expected to become a major storm later Wednesday before hitting Cuba and then exiting into the Gulf of Mexico.

Rafael, the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, continued to pick up steam late Tuesday, strengthening into a ...

Hurricane Rafael picked up in intensity and became a Category 3 storm Wednesday ahead of an expected landfall in Cuba.

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it heads toward Cuba, where landfall is expected Wednesday before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.