The storm will remain a Cat. 2 when it makes landfall in western Cuba late tonight and into early Thursday morning. Rafael’s ...

"Rafael is expected to continue to move away from western Cuba over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico," the National Hurricane ...

After a brief run as a Category 3 overnight, Rafael weakened into a Category 2 hurricane Friday, with sustained winds of 100 ...

Hurricane Rafael, now a Category 2 hurricane, is making its way toward Cuba after bypassing the Cayman Islands early Wednesday morning and Jamaica on Tuesday. Rafael is expected to hit western ...

On Friday at 3 pm, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Rafael has lost strength and has downgraded from a Category 3 hurricane to a Category 2 hurricane with sustained ...

HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico ... After plowing across the island, it slowed to a Category 2 hurricane. It had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and was moving ...

Hurricane Rafael continued to intensify on Wednesday, strengthening to a powerful Category 2 storm as it blew past the Cayman Islands and closed in on Cuba. With windspeeds of 110 mph, Hurricane ...

Hurricane Rafael remained a "powerful compact hurricane" as it slowly churned in the central Gulf of Mexico, U.S. forecasters said Friday. According to the latest update from the National ...

NHC Hurricane Rafael, a strong category 2 storm, has moved through Cuba on Wednesday night and is now heading toward the southeastern Gulf of Mexico . As of the 8 p.m. update, Rafael was about 60 ...

Forecasters also predict Rafael will slow down and meander through the Gulf early next week. It struck Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane and weakened by Thursday afternoon to a Category 2 storm with ...

Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on ... After plowing across the island, it slowed to a Category 2 hurricane. It had maximum sustained winds of 170 km/h and was moving northwest ...

(NOAA/National Weather Service) Rafael is currently a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph. But "steady weakening is expected during the next few days," the hurricane center said.