Hurricane Rafael is continuing to strengthen as it approaches landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm is expected to continue strengthening is it moves to the northwest and will likely become a hurricane by early Wednesday.

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.

Rafael strengthened into a hurricane before the its projected impact on Cuba Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane ...

As of Wednesday morning, Rafael is a Cat. 1 hurricane in the Northern Caribbean approaching Cuba. Landfall in western Cuba as ...

Hurricane Rafael continues to intensify and is expected to be near major hurricane strength when the late-season tropical system makes landfall in Cuba on Wednesday.

Hurricane Rafael will eventually make it into the Gulf of Mexico, but the atmosphere will be hostile for a tropical system.

Rafael lashed the Cayman Islands in the western Caribbean with strong winds and heavy rain Tuesday night, and the Category 1 ...

Rafael strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday night, and that strengthening is continuing. The storm could make landfall in ...

MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA) - We are tracking Hurricane Rafael in the Caribbean. Overnight the storm gained strength and will be moving across the western tip of Cuba today. It will then emerge in the Gulf ...

Hurricane Rafael has grown into a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph as it heads for landfall on Cuba's southern coast.

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