Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen and reach near "major hurricane strength" when it makes landfall in western ...

and had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, making it a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. The storm was heading west ... and weaken faster than shown in the official NHC forecast.

NHC forecasters picking up speed in displaying ... "There's nothing in the Saffir-Simpson Scale that would allow you to see how much wind to expect at your house. While it might be informative ...

Kristy reached the top rung of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale as a very powerful Category ... Since this was not Nadine's original circulation, the NHC assigned it the next name on ...

Rafael was moving into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico early Thursday after making landfall Wednesday in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm. The National Hurricane Center said in its 4 a.m. EST ...

Hurricane Rafael's maximum sustained winds increased to 175 kilometers per hour (km/h) and it could enter Cuba today as a ...

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced on Wednesday that the eye of Hurricane Rafael is approaching the southern coast of western Cuba. Using ...

Hurricane Rafael continues to intensify and is expected to be near major hurricane strength when the late-season tropical system makes landfall in Cuba on Wednesday.