Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it heads toward Cuba, where landfall is expected Wednesday before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Rafael swirled past the Cayman Islands and was expected to rapidly intensify before making landfall on Wednesday in western Cuba, where it's forecast to hit as a Category 2 hurricane.
Rafael has undergone rapid intensification and is expected to be a major hurricane before it makes landfall in Cuba later today,” forecasters with the Hurricane Center said Wednesday. “Rafael could ...