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.

Even without a landfall in Florida, the state is expected to feel some impacts from Rafael, starting as early as today.

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

Hurricane Rafael is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall in west Cuba later Wednesday.

Hurricane Rafael upgraded from a tropical storm earlier this week and is on track to make landfall in Cuba. Here's what to ...

Hurricane Rafael continues to intensify as it spins across the Caribbean Sea, and forecasters now say the late-season storm ...

Hurricane Rafael continued to intensify on Wednesday, strengthening to a powerful Category 2 storm as it blew past the Cayman ...

Hurricane Rafael is intensifying rapidly and is forecast to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging wind, and heavy rain ...

The National Hurricane Center forecasts Tropical Storm Rafael to grow into the season’s 11th hurricane Tuesday as it moves ...

According to the National Hurricane Center, Rafael is expected to be near major hurricane strength at landfall in Cuba. Sign ...

Rafael is expected to bring large waves, flooding rain and storm surge to Cuba. The outer bands of the storm will also bring ...

After causing power outages in the Cayman Islands, the hurricane is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge and flash flooding to Cuba. The country, already reeling from a recent nationwide ...