Rafael became a hurricane while churning toward the Gulf ... The storm could veer west and dissipate over open Gulf waters, or it could be steered into the central Gulf coast by a trough coming off a ...

Rafael intensified into a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday evening in the Caribbean near the Cayman Islands as it headed for the ...

With an inner wind core now in place, Rafael is likely to strengthen quickly over the next 24 hours. It is expected to reach hurricane strength within the next few hours as it moves through the Cayman ...

Rafael is the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, and it could become the 11th hurricane. The season lasts ...

The storm is expected to continue strengthening is it moves to the northwest and will likely become a hurricane by early ...

Rafael strengthened to reach hurricane status and remains on track to emerge in the Gulf of Mexico, where millions of people ...

Hurricane Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and was headed to western Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico. Where will the rare ...

Tropical Storm Rafael churned toward the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday with strong winds that forecasters say will weaken later this week, turning the system into a rainstorm — not a hurricane — if it ...

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

Like Rafael, stronger storms with staying power that form late in the season often originate in the Caribbean Sea. Here's ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is on the verge of becoming a hurricane as it moves through the Caribbean and toward the Gulf of Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center forecasts Tropical Storm Rafael to grow into the season’s 11th hurricane on Tuesday as it moves toward Cuba with winds and storm surge ...