Forecasters predicted earlier this week that Rafael might douse the region with rain. Here’s why the forecast shifted.

On Wednesday, Rafael made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane, knocking out the nation’s beleaguered electrical grid once again. In October, the unexpected Hurricane Oscar slammed the ...

After blasting across western Cuba as a Cat 3, Rafael emerged into the Gulf of Mexico as a rare November Cat 2.

After drenching western Cuba and taking out the entire island's electrical grid, Rafael entered the Gulf of Mexico, still a ...

The hurricane center cautioned there is "larger-than-normal uncertainty regarding Rafael's intensity later in the forecast ...

Hurricane Rafael rapidly intensified into a major category 3 storm in the Caribbean as it neared the western coast of Cuba, ...

There is high confidence that Rafael will not be a significant threat to the U.S. Gulf Coast, but that's not 100% certain in ...

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

Hurricane Rafael made landfall as a Category 3 storm in Cuba. Strong rip currents could produce more beach erosion as far north as Clearwater.