Rafael made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday afternoon in western Cuba before weakening, the National Hurricane Center said.In a 10 p.m. update, the center said Rafael was moving away from western Cuba as it headed to the southeastern Gulf of Mexico,

The hurricane is in rarified air for storms in November, but will be in much different shape as it approaches the US.

STORY: Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed Wednesday, as Hurricane Rafael slammed into the island.The state-run grid operator blamed high winds for knocking out power to the entire population of 10 million people - the second such incident in less than a month.