Hurricane Rafael is expected to turn toward the west and slow down in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Rafael continues to head towards the northwest as a category 2 storm after it strengthened into a major Category 3 storm impacting Cuba on Wednesday.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Dry Tortugas and the lower Keys may see storm surge and coastal flooding.
Hurricane Rafael has pushed into the Gulf of Mexico after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country’s power grid ...
The Category 3 storm knocked out the country's entire power grid just before making landfall, making it almost impossible for people to receive radio or television updates.
Hurricane Rafael made landfall as a Category 3 storm in Cuba. Strong rip currents could produce more beach erosion as far north as Clearwater.
"Rafael is expected to continue to move away from western Cuba over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico," the National Hurricane Center predicts.
Rafael is now in the Gulf of Mexico after hitting Cuba as a major hurricane, causing the island's power grid to crash. Here's the latest: ...