Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba Wednesday afternoon after it became a Category 3 hurricane earlier in the day.

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

A Category 1 hurricane has sustained wind speeds between 74 mph and 95 mph, according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind ...

The season’s 17th named storm formed late Monday afternoon in the Caribbean and is expected to become a hurricane sometime ...

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 ...

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

ARTEMISA, Cuba - Cuban authorities said they had begun restoring power to the eastern half of the island on Thursday, a day ...

A tropical storm warning was in effect for the Cuban provinces of Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus and Ciego de Avila ...

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.

Danielle Banks, a meteorologist with The Weather Channel, said experts initially ... A storm reaches hurricane status on the Saffir-Simpson scale once maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph.