Tropical Storm Rafael formed Monday in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening into a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba, forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Rafael has officially formed in the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said on Monday afternoon. Currently located 175 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, the system has maximum ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to become a hurricane as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico this week. As of 10 a.m. Tuesday, the center of Tropical Storm Rafael was near latitude 17.8 North ...

Tropical Depression 18 has strengthened and is now Tropical Storm Rafael, according to the National Hurricane Center.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Rafael formed Monday in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening into a hurricane and likely ...

So at least a healthy tropical storm is a reasonable possibility. Once likely-Rafael gets to the Gulf, the steering currents may weaken, meaning the system will move more slowly.

Tropical Storm Rafael slipped by western Jamaica en route to the Cayman Islands and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday evening, federal forecasters said. Rafael, which formed ...

Tropical Storm Rafael has developed this afternoon. Winds are now at 45 mph with higher gusts. This developing storm is expected to impact the Cayman Islands as a tropical storm before impacting ...

A system in the Caribbean Sea that is now a tropical depression is forecast to become Tropical Storm Rafael on Monday before possibly strengthening into a hurricane, according to the National ...

The predictions range from a low-end tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane. Bear in mind that the system hasn't even developed yet, so we shouldn't focus on any one forecast.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Depression 18 has strengthened and is now Tropical Storm Rafael, according to the National Hurricane Center. Rafael has formed south of Jamaica and is expected to become ...