Hurricane Rafael will rake Cuba’s coast with Category 3 winds later Wednesday before it crosses the island nation and emerges ...

An even more vicious Santa Ana setup happened in early December 2011, with a peak gust of 97 mph at Whitaker Peak, winds commonly found in a Category 2 hurricane. These devastating winds toppled ...

Hurricane Rafael rapidly intensified into a major category 3 storm in the Caribbean as it neared the western coast of Cuba, ...

Rafael has maximum sustained winds of 90 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane. The official forecast calls for Rafael to intensify with winds of 110 mph, making it a high-end Category 2 hurricane.

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it approaches the western coast of Cuba, according to the ...