Rafael is expected to maintain hurricane intensity Thursday through Friday as it moves northwestward across the southeastern Gulf.

However, forecasters can't say for certain what will happen next thanks to a mid-level ridge developing over the western Atlantic and the Florida Peninsula that may push the storm westward. Spaghetti ...

Hurricane Rafael is currently a Category 3 storm expected to make landfall in western Cuba before entering the Gulf of Mexico ...

Latest on the tropicsThe National Hurricane Center is tracking Hurricane Rafael after it formed in the Caribbean on ...

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday and has now moved on to the Gulf of Mexico, according to the ...

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it approaches the western coast of Cuba, according to the ...

Areas along the west coast of Florida are under small craft and high surf advisories and there is a high risk of dangerous ...

After crashing across the western side of Cuba, Rafael entered the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane. What now?

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

A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Dry Tortugas and the lower Keys may see storm surge and coastal flooding.

Rain, tropical-storm-force winds and even the potential for some tornadoes are possible for some portions of Florida with Hurricane Rafael.