HAVANA -- HAVANA (AP) — Rafael strengthened Wednesday into a powerful Category 3 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in ...

The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Rafael will grow into a major Category 3 storm Wednesday before it strikes Cuba ...

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it approaches the western coast of Cuba, according to the ...

Hurricane Rafael intensified on Wednesday as storm-battered Cuba prepared for landfall and U.S. officials watched for ...

Thousands of people in the west of the island were evacuated as a prevention measure before Rafael was expected to slam into ...

The State Department also advised others to "reconsider travel to Cuba due to the potential impact of Tropical Storm Rafael." ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to become a major hurricane before it makes landfall in western Cuba, the National ...

As of Tuesday morning, the storm was positioned 20 miles (35 kilometers) southeast of Little Cayman in the Cayman Islands.

Rafael was expected to continue to pass by Jamaica through Tuesday afternoon, be near or over the Cayman Islands on Tuesday ...

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