The 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season was gaining strength Tuesday morning after forming in the Caribbean.

A hurricane warning is in effect for the Cayman Islands and the Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, ...

Tropical Storm Rafael slipped by western Jamaica en route to the Cayman Islands and was expected to strengthen into a ...

Tropical Storm Rafael has begun to strengthen in the Caribbean Sea, and it is expected to reach hurricane strength by ...

Hurricane Rafael continues to rapidly gain strength and remains on track to emerge in the Gulf of Mexico where millions of ...

It had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph) and was moving northwest at 15 mph (24 kph), according to the National ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen and reach near "major hurricane strength" when it makes landfall ... a ...

The National Hurricane Center said it expected "steady to rapid intensification" over the next 24 to 36 hours.

The hurricane is forecast to drop one to three inches of rain over the Florida Keys and U.S. officials are monitoring the storm for potential impacts to the Gulf Coast by early next week. Rafael ...

It had maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph) and was moving northwest at 14 mph (22 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Forecasters warned that Rafael was expected to slam ...

Hurricane Rafael continues to gain strength as it heads toward Cuba, where landfall is expected Wednesday before the storm moves into the Gulf of Mexico.

Rafael was blowing maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph) after skirting past western Jamaica around mid-day. The ...