HAVANA -- HAVANA (AP) — Rafael strengthened Wednesday into a powerful Category 3 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in ...

Hurricane Rafael strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Wednesday just hours before it was forecast to make landfall on Wednesday in western Cuba.

Hurricane Rafael, now a powerful Category 2 hurricane, could strengthen into a major Category 3 hurricane later in the day ...

The National Hurricane Center’s 12 pm Wednesday advisory reported that Category 3 Hurricane Rafael is 40 miles northeast of ...

Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday night and will make landfall in Western Cuba late Wednesday as a ...

The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Rafael will grow into a major Category 3 storm Wednesday before it strikes Cuba ...

There was also a tropical storm warning in effect for the Cuban provinces ... Meanwhile, a few tornadoes were expected ...

Intensifying Hurricane Rafael isn’t expected to have a direct impact on the United States, but preparations are underway at a ...

This track to the west matches up nicely with typhoon “Yinxing” over the Western Pacific which will be moving near the far ...

Hurricane Rafael is expected to become a major storm later Wednesday before hitting Cuba and then exiting into the Gulf of ...

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