Rafael grazed the Cayman Islands as a Category 1 cyclone on the five-step Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale before increasing strength in less than 24 hours to the much more powerful Category 3 that ...

Rafael grazed the Cayman Islands as a Category 1 cyclone on the five-step Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale before increasing strength in less than 24 hours to the much more powerful Category 3 that made ...

Hurricane Rafael has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported late Wednesday. Meteorologists observed that the storm is moving away from western Cuba.

HERE IN SOME LOCATIONS. MEANWHILE, HERE’S THE LATEST UPDATE FROM THE HURRICANE CENTER ON RAPHAEL. IT’S MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST. PRETTY SLOWLY NOW. AT FIVE MILES AN HOUR, WINDS ARE ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rafael weakened Saturday to a tropical storm and was expected to dissolve over the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane.