Tropical Depression 18 has strengthened and is now Tropical Storm Rafael, according to the National Hurricane Center. WATCH ...

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.

All attention along the Texas Gulf Coast is turned toward Tropical Storm Rafael that formed Monday in the Caribbean Sea, and the focus is on where it may track this week. As of 7 a.m. Tuesday ...

Tropical Depression 18 has strengthened into Tropical Storm Rafael, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center. A tropical storm watch has been issued for the lower and ...

A system in the Caribbean became Tropical Storm Rafael Monday and was expected to become a hurricane later in the week, ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Rafael formed Monday in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening into a hurricane and likely hitting ...

A hurricane warning is in effect in Cuba and the Cayman Islands, and tropical storm conditions are expected in Jamaica on ...

Rafael became a hurricane on Tuesday, and chances of a nearby system developing into a tropical storm are on the rise.

So far this year, we've had 16 named storms, and if Rafael forms, it would mark the 17th named storm of the 2024 season. Of the 16, there have been five tropical storms and 10 hurricanes.

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 ...