Rafael, the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, became a hurricane on Tuesday evening as it approached the ...

Rafael strengthened into a hurricane before the its projected impact on Cuba Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane ...

Tropical Storm Rafael was rapidly picking up steam on Tuesday afternoon as it chugged toward the Cayman Islands in the ...

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

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

A broad area of low pressure in the western Caribbean Sea is becoming better organized and the National Hurricane Center is ...

Forecasters say Hurricane Rafael is expected to strengthen further before it makes landfall in Cuba by Wednesday evening.

Raphel comes as Cuba struggles to rebuild its collapsed electricity grid, which failed completely following the passage of ...

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued its ninth advisory, warning that Tropical Storm Rafael has gained strength and ...

The storm is expected to move near Jamaica on Tuesday morning, be near or over the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night and be ...

Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Each year, the Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.

Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened to near hurricane intensity Tuesday night, as it barreled toward the Cayman Islands and ...