Spaghetti models issued by website Tropical Tidbits show a projected path of the storm. Spaghetti models are a type of visual representation commonly used in meteorology to predict the possible paths of tropical storms and hurricanes. Each line on a ...

Tropical Storm Rafael, formed Monday and is expected to move north into the Gulf of Mexico where it will become a hurricane and possibly track toward the Southeastern United States. Heavy rainfall will spread north into Florida and adjacent areas of the Southeast United States during mid- to late week, forecasters said.