Rafael, Cayman Islands and National Hurricane Center

Rafael strengthens to a Category 1 hurricane
Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 Hurricane on Tuesday evening near the Cayman Islands, the National Hurricane Center said.At 1 a.m. Wednesday, it had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph and was moving northwest at 13 mph,
Hurricane Rafael barrels through Cayman Islands
Hurricane Rafael is passing through the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and is forecast to rapidly intensify before making landfall in western Cuba, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
TROPICS: Rafael just shy of hurricane status, heading toward the Cayman Islands
Rafael is expected to become a hurricane during the next several hours as it passes near the Cayman Islands with further strengthening before it makes landfall in Cuba tomorrow.
Rafael expected to affect the Cayman Islands and Cuba as a hurricane
Hurricane Warnings are up for the Cayman Islands and western Cuba for Tropical Storm Rafael, which formed at 5 p.m. EST Monday over the warm waters of the Western Caribbean. Rafael is expected to intensify into a Cat 1 hurricane on Tuesday night, and bring hurricane conditions to the Cayman Islands tonight and to western Cuba Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Rafael near hurricane intensity as it barrels toward Cuba and Cayman Islands
Tropical Storm Rafael chugged toward the Cayman Islands on Tuesday and was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane en route to Cuba. The storm was located 80 miles (130 kilometers) south-southwest of Montego Bay,
Tropical Storm Rafael Strengthens to Category 1 Hurricane as It Barrels Toward Cuba
Tropical Storm Rafael has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it swirled past Jamaica and chugged toward western Cuba
Tropical Storm Rafael tracker: Storm passing near Cayman Islands Tuesday night
Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall in Cuba on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Storm Rafael strengthens as it barrels toward Cayman Islands, Cuba
Tropical Storm Rafael was rapidly picking up steam on Tuesday afternoon as it chugged toward the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean, and will likely become a hurricane in the next few hours, according to the U.

Rafael, National Hurricane Center and Gulf of Mexico

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Rafael upgraded to hurricane; could undergo 'rapid intensification.' Is US at risk?
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Hurricane Rafael is expected to rapidly intensify as it barrels toward Cuba
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — (AP) — 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 ...
Rafael strengthens to a Category 1 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it swirled past ...
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Rafael is now a Category 1 hurricane. Here's the latest NHC forecast for Louisiana.
Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday night as the storm moves through the Caribbean Sea, soon ...
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Hurricane Rafael strengthening, warnings in place for Florida Keys
Hurricane Rafael continues to gain strength as it heads toward Cuba, where landfall is expected Wednesday before the storm moves into the Gulf of Mexico.