The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Rafael formed Tuesday evening on its way toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico while tropical storm warnings were issued for the Florida Keys.

Steady to rapid intensification is forecast over the next 24 to 36 hours, Rafael became a Category 1 hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean.

Rafael will make landfall in Cuba as a major hurricane later today, then brush the Florida Keys as it tracks into the Gulf of Mexico where weakening should commence due to multiple atmospheric and ...

Rafael continues to intensify and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane early Wednesday morning, and forecasters say the ...

Hurricane Rafael is continuing to strengthen as it approaches landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday, according to the ...

Rafael is expected to bring large waves, flooding rain and storm surge to Cuba. The outer bands of the storm will also bring ...

Even without a landfall in Florida, the state is still expected to feel some impacts from Rafael, starting as early as today.

Royal Caribbean is making adjustments to the itineraries of at least four cruise ships as Hurricane Rafael intensifies. The ...

Hurricane Rafael has caused an itinerary change and missed port for Carnival Horizon, and the storm continues to be carefully watched.

Hurricane Rafael formed in the northwestern Caribbean near the Cayman Islands on its way to making landfall in Cuba.

Hurricane Rafael swirled past the Cayman Islands and was expected to rapidly intensify before making landfall on Wednesday in western Cuba, where it's forecast to hit as a Category 2 hurricane.