Hurricane Rafael makes landfall as a Category 3 storm in Cuba

HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as powerful Category 3 storm after knocking out power on island.

Rafael made landfall in western Cuba as of 4:15 pm as a category 3 hurricane. The island will continue seeing damaging winds, flooding rain ...

Rafael made landfall Wednesday afternoon at 4:15 p.m. ET near Playa Majana, Cuba. A Category 3 storm, Rafael had maximum winds of 115 mph.

The life-threatening storm surge, damaging hurricane-force winds and flash flooding in western parts of Cuba should end Wednesday night.

Forecasters warned Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds, and flash floods to western swaths of the island after it knocked ...

What, if any, threat Rafael poses to the Gulf Coast is still unclear but is coming into better focus, and a more confident forecast will be ...

The hurricane, which caused power outages in multiple regions, is the fifth major hurricane of the year in the Atlantic and the strongest this ...

"Rafael is expected to continue to move away from western Cuba over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico," the National Hurricane Center ...

Rafael strengthened Wednesday into a powerful Category 3 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in western Cuba, where it was forecast to ...

A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Florida Keys, where heavy rain, winds and tornadoes are possible Wednesday and Thursday.

Fishermen remove their boats from the water ahead of the arrival of then-Tropical Storm Rafael in Havana on Nov. 5, 2024.

Forecasters warned the could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods to western swaths of the island. The storm was ...

Hurricane Rafael hits Cuba as Category 3 storm; Rafael causes Cuba's electrical grid to collapse; NHC warns of life-threatening storm surge ...

Forecasters warned Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds, and flash floods to western swaths of the island after it knocked ...

After blasting across western Cuba as a Cat 3, Rafael emerged into the Gulf of Mexico as a rare November Cat 2.

Hurricane Rafael slammed into Cuba on Wednesday, and new images are emerging that give a glimpse into the damage it caused when it swept ...

The National Hurricane Center says Rafael has strengthened into a hurricane as it approaches the Cayman Islands. The storm will move across Cuba ...

Forecasters warned Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods to western swaths of the island after it knocked ...

Forecasters warned Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds, and flash floods to western swaths of the island after it knocked ...

Rafael is the season's 11th hurricane with winds and a storm surge expected to affect Florida this week.