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

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 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 ...

Tropical Storm Rafael has developed this afternoon. Winds are now at 45 mph with higher gusts. This developing storm is expected to impact the Cayman Islands as a tropical storm before impacting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...