Forecasters expected the storm to later weaken over Cuba before emerging in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane.

Rafael made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday afternoon in western Cuba before weakening, the National Hurricane ...

Hurricane Rafael began lashing Cuba's south shore as a Category 3 cyclone shortly after noon on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, packing sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) and ...