Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a major Category 3 storm as it impacts Cuba before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

WPBF 25 First Warning meteorologists are tracking Hurricane Rafael, which formed Monday in the Caribbean Sea as a tropical storm. Now at Category 3 status, Rafael has become the fifth major hurricane ...

Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night 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.