making it a high-end Category 2 hurricane. A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the Cayman Islands and the Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, Mayabeque, Matanzas and the ...
Much of the city was dark and deserted. As it plowed across Cuba, the storm slowed to a Category 2 hurricane chugging into the Gulf of Mexico near northern Mexico and southern Texas. The hurricane ...
Hurricane Rafael continues to intensify and strengthened into a Category 2 storm early Wednesday morning, and forecasters say it could be near major hurricane strength when it makes landfall in Cuba.
The National Hurricane Center's 10 am Wednesday advisory reported that Rafael has become a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 100 mph after intensifying from a Category 1 hurricane.