Rafael, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean

Rafael strengthens to hurricane in the Caribbean, heads toward Gulf of Mexico
Maximum winds were sustained at 80 mph on Tuesday night. The storm is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico later in the week.
Hurricane Rafael strengthens as late-season storm eyes Gulf of Mexico after battering Caribbean
Hurricane Rafael continues to gain strength and remains on track to emerge in the Gulf of Mexico where millions of people from Texas to Florida will be keeping their eyes on the late-season hurricane.
Rafael becomes rare November hurricane destined for Gulf of Mexico. Where does it go next?
Rafael strengthened into a low-end hurricane Tuesday night as it approached the Cayman Islands in the central Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said. The rare November hurricane was expected to continue churning northwest toward western Cuba and enter the Gulf of Mexico this week,
How rare are November hurricanes in the Gulf? Rafael will be one of few in history.
Like Rafael, stronger storms with staying power that form late in the season often originate in the Caribbean Sea. Here's more.
Tropical Storm Rafael forms in Caribbean, forecast to become hurricane in Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean on Monday, a storm that's predicted to intensify into a hurricane and threaten the Gulf Coast this weekend.
'Rafael' Now A Hurricane In The Caribbean: Heading For The Gulf
Rafael will move towards the central Gulf Coast by the weekend as it weakens back down to tropical storm strength.
Bryan Norcross: Rafael will reach the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow as a hurricane, then the forecast gets fuzzy
Rafael is forecast to reach hurricane strength later today and intensify into a high-end Category 1 or possibly a Category 2 by the time it makes landfall in Cuba overnight.
Tropical Storm Rafael forms as National Hurricane Center predicts move into Gulf of Mexico
National Hurricane Center. Forecasters say it will be a hurricane by the time it enters the southeast Gulf of Mexico by Tuesday night. The Lower and Middle Florida Keys from Key West of the Channel 5 bridge are now under a Tropical Storm Watch.
Rafael means busy hurricane season is looking at a rare US landfall in November
Rafael is the 17th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, according to Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach. An average year sees 14 storms. Eight named storms have developed in November since 2013.
Rafael Became The 11th Hurricane Of The Season. That's Rare, Except Recently.
Eleven hurricanes have developed in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, a total that's rare in over 170 years. Rafael joined the parade: Rafael became the 11th hurricane of the season as it was near the Cayman Islands and western Cuba in the western Caribbean Sea.
Rafael poised to become rare Gulf hurricane in November
Tropical Storm Rafael is on the brink of hurricane strength as it move northwest in the Caribbean Sea towards Cuba. After crossing the island mid-week, it will move towards the central Gulf of Mexico.
Rafael grows to hurricane strength as it heads for Gulf of Mexico
Rafael continued to intensify on Tuesday night as it aimed to make landfall in Cuba as a Category 2 hurricane, forecasters ...
Hurricane Rafael forms on way to Gulf, tropical storm warning issued for Florida Keys
The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Rafael formed Tuesday evening on its way toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico ...
System that could grow into Hurricane Rafael headed toward Gulf of Mexico
The Florida peninsula was not in the system’s forecast cone as of Monday evening. Tropical Storm Rafael formed Monday ...
Tropical Storm Rafael strengthens as it barrels toward Cayman Islands, Cuba
Tropical Storm Rafael was rapidly picking up steam on Tuesday afternoon as it chugged toward the Cayman Islands in the ...