Hurricane Rafael intensified on Wednesday as storm-battered Cuba prepared for landfall and U.S. officials watched for potential impacts.

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.

This track to the west matches up nicely with typhoon “Yinxing” over the Western Pacific which will be moving near the far ...

According to the National Hurricane Center, Rafael is expected to bring hurricane-force winds along with a dangerous storm ...

Even without a landfall in Florida, the state is expected to feel some impacts from Rafael, starting as early as today.

Thousands of people in the west of the island were evacuated as a prevention measure before Rafael was expected to slam into ...

Hurricane Rafael is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall in west Cuba later Wednesday.

Hurricane Rafael continues to intensify as it spins across the Caribbean Sea, and forecasters now say the late-season storm ...

Hurricane conditions are expected in Cuba Wednesday before Rafael emerges in the Gulf. Here at home, it turns breezy with showers on Wednesday and Thursday.

Maximum winds were sustained at 100 mph on Wednesday am. The storm is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico later in the week.

Hurricane Rafael upgraded from a tropical storm earlier this week and is on track to make landfall in Cuba. Here's what to know about the storm path.