Hurricane Rafael swirled past the Cayman Islands and was expected to rapidly intensify before making landfall on Wednesday in western Cuba, where it's forecast to hit as a Category 2 hurricane.

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

Hurricane Rafael continued to strengthen on Wednesday as it neared Cuba, where it will make landfall later today. The National Hurricane Center said Rafael had 100 mph winds on Wednesday morning and ...

Hurricane Rafael continues to intensify and is expected to be near major hurricane strength when the late-season tropical system makes landfall in Cuba on Wednesday.

Hurricane Rafael will eventually make it into the Gulf of Mexico, but the atmosphere will be hostile for a tropical system.

Rafael continues to strengthen and is now a Category 2 hurricane closing in on Cuba after lashing the Cayman Islands in the ...

Rafael strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday night, and that strengthening is continuing. The storm could make landfall in ...

Hurricane Rafael has grown into a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph as it heads for landfall on Cuba's southern coast.

Hurricane Rafael continues to gain strength as it heads toward Cuba, where landfall is expected Wednesday before the storm moves into the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Rafael was gaining strength as it churned north towards western Cuba early on Wednesday, the National Hurricane ...