Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean on Monday, a storm that's predicted to intensify into a hurricane and threaten the U.S. Gulf Coast by this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said.

Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean south of Jamaica, sparking a round of evacuations from US offshore oil and natural gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.

Rafael, the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, became a hurricane on Tuesday evening as it approached the Cayman Islands, the National Hurricane Center said. A Category 1 hurricane ...

BOOSTER RECOVERY COULD BE AN ISSUE. THERE. WE’LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AND DOWN HERE INTO THE TROPICS, THERE’S RAFAEL EXPECTED TO MAKE THAT TURN MORE TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST AS WE HEAD ...

Tropical Storm Rafael formed Monday afternoon in the Caribbean and was moving near Jamaica, where tropical storm conditions are expected later tonight. National Hurricane Center. Forecasters say ...

Nov. 2 (UPI) --Subtropical Storm Patty formed Saturday morning in the Northern Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning. Patty was designated as the 16th named storm of the ...

Tropical Storm Rafael slipped by western Jamaica en route to the Cayman Islands and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday evening, federal forecasters said. Rafael, which formed ...

The tropics are heating up once again. Late Monday afternoon, Tropical Storm Rafael formed over the Caribbean Sea. After starting the day with a ragged, disorganized appearance, Rafael’s ...

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it approaches the coast of western Cuba, according to the National Hurricane Center. Rafael was located about 85 miles south of Havana ...

After recent hurricanes brought devastation across the United States, experts are now focusing on Rafael, a tropical storm that elevated to hurricane status on Nov. 6. Here is what we know ...