Hurricane Rafael has hooked west, away from the United States, as the National Hurricane Center tracks another tropical disturbance near the northern Leeward Islands. "Rafael is exercising a ...

Hurricane Rafael churned in the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, moving away from Cuba after pummeling the ...

Hurricane Rafael formed Tuesday night as it passed through the Cayman Islands with maximum sustained wind speeds of 80 mph, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.

No significant impacts or fatalities were reported. Strength: Hurricane Rafael peaked at Category 3, with wind speeds ...

Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close Saturday, bringing an end to a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the ...

Hurricane Rafael, a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 115 mph, made landfall in the Cuban province of Artemisa just east of Playa Majana at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to the latest advisory ...

(CNN) — Hurricane Rafael is rapidly intensifying in the Caribbean and is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane before it slams into Cuba Wednesday. As of Wednesday morning, Rafael was a ...

Rafael, the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, continued to pick up steam Wednesday, strengthening into a major, Category 3 hurricane ahead of a western Cuba landfall. Life ...

This year's Atlantic hurricane season, which ends Saturday, has been described by meteorologists as one of the busiest on record.