Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened to near hurricane intensity Tuesday night, as it barreled toward the Cayman Islands and ...

Rafael is the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, and it could become the 11th hurricane. The season lasts ...

Hurricane Rafael has formed on a path towards Cuba and is expected to bring tropical storm-strength winds and rain to the ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall in Cuba Wednesday, according to the ...

Tropical Storm Rafael was chugging past western Jamaica on Tuesday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it ...

Thursday is the new Friday. Or, for this week, because of Tropical Storm Rafael, some New Orleans high school football games ...

Tropical Storm Rafael was forecast to grow steadily, if not rapidly as it churns past Jamaica's west coast on a path for Cuba ...

Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it swirled past the Cayman Islands and chugged toward western Cuba.

Newsweek reached out to AccuWeather by email for comment. The strengthening system comes as Tropical Storm Rafael strengthens ...

The storm is expected to continue strengthening is it moves to the northwest and will likely become a hurricane by early ...

"Rafael is forecast to become a hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean," the NHC said. "With further strengthening before it makes landfall in Cuba." ...