Hurricane Rafael picked up in intensity and became a Category 3 storm Wednesday ahead of an expected landfall in Cuba.

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it heads toward Cuba, where landfall is expected Wednesday before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

HAVANA -- HAVANA (AP) — Rafael strengthened Wednesday into a powerful Category 3 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in ...

Hurricane Rafael, now a powerful Category 2 hurricane, could strengthen into a major Category 3 hurricane later in the day ...

The National Hurricane Center’s 12 pm Wednesday advisory reported that Category 3 Hurricane Rafael is 40 miles northeast of ...

The storm reached category two intensity on Wednesday morning and could be very close to category three strength at some ...

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 to hit as a Category 2 hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Rafael will grow into a major Category 3 storm Wednesday before it strikes Cuba ...

Cuba braces for more hardship as Hurricane Rafael is projected to hit the Caribbean country as a major Category ... to ...

This track to the west matches up nicely with typhoon “Yinxing” over the Western Pacific which will be moving near the far ...

According to the National Hurricane Center, Rafael is expected to bring hurricane-force winds along with a dangerous storm ...

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