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

The low-pressure system will form over Jamaica today and possibly move with heavy rainfall to Florida over the course of the ...

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 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 ...

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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 ...

A system in the Caribbean became Tropical Storm Rafael Monday and was expected to become a hurricane later in the week, forecasters said. Rafael had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph as it moved ...

Rafael is the 10th named storm to form since Sept. 24 ... As of Monday evening, the tropical system was about 150 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, with sustained winds of 45 mph and moving ...

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.

We could see impacts from rain bands and tides as Rafael passes off the coast either as a strong tropical storm or Category 1 hurricane. Because a center has yet to form, we will have to watch ...