The storm is forecast to become a hurricane on approach to western Cuba where hurricane warnings are in effect.
Coastal flood advisories have also been issued near Jacksonville, Florida, along the Texas Gulf Coast ... A map from the National Weather Service shows the coastal flood risk for southern ...
Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba Wednesday afternoon after it became a Category 3 hurricane earlier in the day.
Hurricane RafaelRafael continues to strengthen and move northwest towards Cuba today where hurricane warnings are in effect.
It’s forecast by the National Hurricane Center to continue rapidly intensifying, probably into at least a Category 4 hurricane by Tuesday, before slamming the west coast of Florida as a Category ...
CBS News flew over Siesta Key, just west of Sarasota ... tornado watch was issued through 9 p.m. for parts of South Florida and the Gulf Coast, including Fort Myers and Naples, CBS News Miami ...
Updated forecasts for Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Orlando, Miami and Jacksonville.
The Caribbean is just on the cusp of seeing Tropical Storm Sara form to the west, according to the latest data from the National Hurricane Center.
Even without a landfall in Florida, the state is expected to feel some impacts from Rafael, starting as early as today.
New storm models show the storm—which has a 90 percent chance of forming in the next seven days—could strike Florida's coast.