Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened to near hurricane intensity Tuesday night, as it barreled toward the Cayman Islands and ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall in Cuba on Wednesday, according to ...

Tropical Storm Rafael was rapidly picking up steam on Tuesday afternoon as it chugged toward the Cayman Islands in the ...

A hurricane warning is in effect for the Cayman Islands and the Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, ...

The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Rafael ... tropical storm warnings were issued for the Florida Keys. The upgrade to the season’s 11th hurricane came at a special 7:20 p.m. update, when it ...

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it heads toward Cuba, where landfall is expected Wednesday before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

As the largest city in Texas, Houston is home to more than 2 million people who occasionally find themselves in the path of destructive tropical cyclones spinning wildly out of the Gulf of Mexico.

The storm, said to be the largest typhoon to hit Taiwan in 30 years, caused damage even before making landfall. It’s too early to speculate on potential strength, timing or impacts. Still ...