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

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

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

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

Hurricane Rafael has shift and is now moving west into the Gulf of Mexico and towards the Texas-Mexico border. See impacts ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Hurricane Rafael moved across Cuba overnight Wednesday and is now over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.

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

Hurricane Rafael slammed into Cuba as a major hurricane on Wednesday, and the late-season tropical system has now emerged in the Gulf of Mexico. But the question now turns to -- where is it going next ...

At the start of the hurricane season, NOAA predicted an above-normal year with 20 to 25 named storms, including 4 to 7 major ...

Hurricane Rafael has turned to the west after lashing Cuba, where it knocked out the country’s electrical grid, leaving its ...

Hurricane Rafael continued to lose steam in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after striking Cuba as a Category 3 major ...

The hurricane is in rarified air for storms in November, but will be in much different shape as it approaches the US.