Tropical Storm Rafael gained steam late on Monday as it churned northward toward Cuba, which is still struggling to recover from a nationwide blackout and hurricane two weeks ago. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Rafael would see "steady or rapid intensification" before plowing across western Cuba with maximum predicted winds of up to 100 mph (160 kph) by Wednesday.

Tracker, satellite images of Tropical Storm Rafael Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph ... will spread north into Florida and adjacent areas of the Southeast United States during the middle to latter part of the week. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches ...