Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a major Category 3 storm as it impacts Cuba before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

Although Rafael is no longer a major hurricane, it continues to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging, hurricane-force winds and flash flooding to areas in its path. Most of Cuba is without pow ...

The last month of hurricane season is turning out to be an active one. Today, Rafael has strengtened to a Major and powerful ...

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As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, Hurricane Rafael has reached major hurricane status with maximum winds of 115 mph. Rapid intensification is defined as a tropical cyclone increasing its maximum sustained winds ...

Forecasters warned Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds, and flash floods to western swaths of the ...