KINGSTON, Jamaica— The weather system which is expected to impact Jamaica starting Monday evening has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Rafael, according to the US-based National Hurricane Center.

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Depression Eighteen will likely strengthen into Tropical Storm Rafael as it approaches Jamaica and will continue to strengthen on its ...

Tropical Storm Rafael slipped by western Jamaica en route to the Cayman Islands and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday evening, federal forecasters said. Rafael, which formed ...

Tropical Storm Rafael gained steam late on Monday as it churned northward toward Cuba, ... (280 km) south of Kingston, Jamaica, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph).

A tropical storm warning has been issued for Jamaica, which means that tropical storm conditions (39- to 73-mph winds) are expected. These conditions are forecast to arrive in Jamaica this evening.

Tropical Storm Rafael is on track to hit the southern tip of Louisiana by Saturday as it continues to gather strength en route to the ... Jamaica has also been issued a tropical storm warning, ...

The tropics are heating up once again. Late Monday afternoon, Tropical Storm Rafael formed over the Caribbean Sea. After starting the day with a ragged, disorganized appearance, Rafael’s ...

Despite the uncertainty, tropical alerts were issued for the Florida Keys Monday afternoon, adding to alerts already in place in Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Tropical Storm Rafael forms ...

NHC maps of most likely tropical storm-force wind arrival times show that Rafael will reach the Cayman Islands around 2 p.m. local time on Tuesday, make landfall in Cuba as a hurricane by around 8 ...

A system in the Caribbean became Tropical Storm Rafael Monday and was expected to become a hurricane later in the week, forecasters said.. Rafael had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph as it moved ...

Rafael was upgraded to a hurricane on Tuesday night and is set to pass over the Cayman Islands after it passed near Jamaica earlier in the day, according to the National Hurricane Center.. Rafael ...

Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean on Monday, ... Jamaica, Cuba to see first impacts. As of Monday afternoon, Rafael was located about 175 miles south of Kingston, ...