It has now emerged into the Gulf of Mexico with 105mph winds. It will continue westward as a strong hurricane before weakening eventually by the end of the weekend in the south/central/western gulf.

On this track, Rafael will continue to move farther away from the Suncoast, and its impacts will remain minimal. The primary effects of Rafael will be breezy winds and the Small Craft Advisory. These ...

A cold front will cross the region on Thursday. A few showers remain possible, especially east of the Blue Ridge. Otherwise, Thursday will feature near-record highs under a mix of sun and clouds. Here ...

Rafael is forecasted to become a major hurricane before making landfall in Cuba later today. At 10 am, the center of ...

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a major Category 3 storm as it impacts Cuba before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country's power grid.

WPBF 25 First Warning meteorologists are tracking Hurricane Rafael, which formed Monday in the Caribbean Sea as a tropical storm. Rafael has become the fifth major hurricane of the 2024 season on ...

Tonight: A stray shower or two possible early in the evening, otherwise it will be partly cloudy to mostly clear. Lows: 46-52. Winds: W-NW 5-15 mph. Friday: Partly to mostly sunny. Highs: 65-72. Winds ...

Thomas321/iStock via Getty Images Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, causing another nationwide blackout, ...

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands ...

The Category 3 storm knocked out the country's entire power grid just before making landfall, making it almost impossible for ...

The storm, which knocked out power and dumped rain on the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, is expected it hit the Isle of Youth ...