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

Hurricane Rafael continued to intensify on Wednesday, strengthening to a powerful Category 2 storm as it blew past the Cayman ...

The wild late-season storm — which intensified by 50 mph over just 24 hours — was less than 85 miles from the island and ...

Forecasters expected the storm to later weaken over Cuba before emerging in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane.

Even without a landfall in Florida, the state is expected to feel some impacts from Rafael, starting as early as today.

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