Hurricane Rafael has intensified to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph as it nears western Cuba, ...

Rain, tropical-storm-force winds and even the potential for some tornadoes are possible for some portions of Florida with ...

Rafael continued to intensify on Tuesday night as it aimed to make landfall in Cuba as a Category 2 hurricane, forecasters ...

Tropical Storm Rafael continued to strengthen as it headed toward the Cayman Islands on Tuesday, the National Hurricane ...

Hurricane Rafael is continuing to strengthen as it approaches landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday, according to the ...

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

The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Rafael formed Tuesday evening on its way toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico while tropical storm warnings were issued for the Florida Keys.

The hurricane is in rarified air for storms in November, but will be in much different shape as it approaches the US.

AccuWeather's Bernie Rayno and Jon Porter monitor Hurricane Rafael as it closes in on Cuba as a major hurricane. The storm is expected to continue across the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana next week.

Hurricane Rafael swirled past the Cayman Islands and was expected to rapidly intensify before making landfall on Wednesday in western Cuba, where it's forecast to hit as a Category 2 hurricane.

National Hurricane Center Director Dr. Michael Brennan joined FOX Weather on Wednesday morning and said Hurricane Rafael is now forecast to become a major hurricane ahead of the late-season storm's ...