Rafael is nearing hurricane strength on approach to Cuba. It's still too early to say what, if any impacts to SWLA may be.

The latest tracks take Rafael on a likelier path towards Southeast Louisiana in your New Orleans weather forecast. For a more in depth analysis on Rafael, click here. Rafael will enter the Gulf of ...

Tropical Storm Rafael was upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane this week on its current path towards Cuba. This marked yet ...

Cuba is bracing for Hurricane Rafael, which is expected to make landfall Wednesday and compound the misery wrought by a ...

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

Once Rafael enters the Gulf it is expected to remain a strong Category 1 hurricane and make a westerly turn. It should ...

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI - The WLOX First Alert Weather Team is tracking Tropical Storm Rafael in the Caribbean Sea. It is forecast to become a hurricane entering the Gulf of Mexico this week. According to ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean near the Cayman Islands with ...

"Rafael is forecast to become a hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean," the NHC said. "With further strengthening before it makes landfall in Cuba." ...

Rain, tropical-storm-force winds and even the potential for some tornadoes are possible for some portions of Florida with ...

"However, since steering breezes may change a bit late this week and this weekend due to the ... Rafael should reach western Cuba and the Isle of Youth on Wednesday. A hurricane warning is in effect ...

From there, the forecast takes Rafael past Jamaica, which remains under a tropical storm warning, and the Caymans, which ...