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

Tropical Storm Rafael is continuing to strengthen and remains on track to become a hurricane as parts of the Caribbean ...

Rafael is the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, and it could become the 11th hurricane. The season lasts ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to become a hurricane on Tuesday, but it faces several hurdles before a U.S. landfall.

As Tropical Storm Rafael barrels across the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center predicts that powerful winds might impact the U.S. by Thursday night. The storm, which is expected to strengthen ...

Rafael is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm by the end of the week. By Saturday, Rafael could reach the U.S. Gulf Coast. It’s too early to tell which parts of the Gulf Coast ...

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.Tropical Storm Rafael is moving through the western Caribbean and will intensify ...

Rafael could strengthen into a hurricane as it moves over western Cuba on Wednesday. The storm is forecast to stay to the west of Florida as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday. Though Rafael ...

Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened Tuesday on its path toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba as weather officials in the U.S. monitored the storm for potential impacts to the Gulf Coast. Rafael was ...

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Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean on Monday, a storm that's predicted to intensify into a hurricane and threaten ...

Tropical Storm Rafael churned toward the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday with strong winds that forecasters say will weaken later this week, turning the system into a rainstorm — not a hurricane — if it ...