Hurricane Rafael is passing through the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and is forecast to rapidly intensify before making ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall in Cuba Wednesday, according to the ...

The 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season was gaining strength Tuesday morning after forming in the Caribbean.

(NOAA via AP) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical ...

Hurricane Rafael swirled past the Cayman Islands and was expected to rapidly intensify until making landfall on Wednesday in ...

Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 Hurricane on Tuesday evening near the Cayman ... a tropical storm ...

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

It had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph) and was moving northwest at 15 mph (24 kph), according to the National ...

Tropical Storm Rafael gained hurricane status Tuesday evening as it churned in the warm Caribbean waters on the way to the Cayman Islands and Cuba before heading for the Gulf of Mexico, the National ...

"Rafael is forecast to become a hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean," the NHC said. "With further strengthening before it makes landfall in Cuba." ...

ADALBERTO ROQUE/Getty Share SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it swirled past Jamaica and barreled toward western Cuba. It was ...