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

A hurricane warning is in effect for the Cayman Islands and parts of Cuba, as tropical storm ... [+] conditions are expected in Florida later in the week. Rafael is traveling northwest at about 14 ...

The storm, which knocked out power and dumped raon on the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, is expected it hit the Isle of Youth ...

The wild late-season storm — which intensified by 50 mph over just 24 hours — was less than 85 miles from the island and ...

Rafael dumped rain on Jamaica and the Cayman Islands on Tuesday. It knocked out power in parts of Jamaica and caused flooding ...

Thousands of people in the west of the island were evacuated as a prevention measure before Rafael was expected to slam into ...

Hurricane Rafael is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall in west Cuba later Wednesday.

Hurricane Rafael continued to intensify on Wednesday, strengthening to a powerful Category 2 storm as it blew past the Cayman ...

Hurricane Rafael is intensifying rapidly and is forecast to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging wind, and heavy rain ...

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