The hurricane is in rarified air for storms in November, but will be in much different shape as it approaches the US.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Rafael strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Wednesday just hours before it was forecast ...

Rafael intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba, forecasters say.

Rafael has strengthened into a hurricane, with a landfall looming over western Cuba on Wednesday. Forecasters closely eye ...

Hurricane Rafael is continuing to strengthen as it approaches landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday, according to the ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen and reach near "major hurricane strength" when it makes landfall in western ...

The Caribbean country has been struggling with blackouts while recovering from another hurricane two weeks ago that killed at ...

Hurricane Rafael intensified to a Category 2 storm while churning toward western Cuba and the Isle of Youth, where it is ...

Rafael lashed the Cayman Islands in the western Caribbean with strong winds and heavy rain Tuesday night, and the Category 1 ...

Hurricane Rafael was gaining strength as it churned north towards western Cuba early on Wednesday, the National Hurricane ...

As of Tuesday morning, the storm was positioned 20 miles (35 kilometers) southeast of Little Cayman in the Cayman Islands.