Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean Sea Monday afternoon and could bring a rare November threat to the United States this weekend after tearing through parts of the western Caribbean. Rafael is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday and could rapidly intensify over the warm water of the northwest Caribbean,

All attention along the Texas Gulf Coast is turned toward Tropical Storm Rafael that ... it’s too early to tell where it will come ashore in the United States. TRACK THE TROPICS: You can see where Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to track with our ...