Hurricane Rafael makes landfall as a Category 3 storm in Cuba

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

Sustained wind speeds are around 110 mph, which means Rafael is a Category 2 hurricane, just a hair shy of becoming a Category 3 (111-129 mph).

The forecast called for as many as 13 hurricanes and four major hurricanes. An average Atlantic hurricane season produces 14 named storms, seven ...

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

The storm continues to bring flash flooding and mudslides to Cuba's mountainous regions. There are still uncertainties regarding Rafael's exact ...

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HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane ...

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

The hurricane, which caused the island's power grid to crash, is the fifth major hurricane of the year in the Atlantic and the strongest this ...

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

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Rafael is now a Category 3 hurricane as it nears the coast of western Cuba, and is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging, ...

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

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as powerful Category 3 storm after knocking out power on island.

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

HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane ...

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HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane ...

Hurricane Rafael is rapidly intensifying in the Caribbean and is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane before it slams into Cuba ...

The NHC said that even though Rafael briefly weakened while it spun across western Cuba, the storm is forecast to remain at hurricane strength ( ...