Rafael, Hurricane and Gulf of Mexico

Hurricane Rafael forms in the Caribbean Sea and expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico
An active 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season continues as Rafael strengthens into a category 1 storm. It's expected to batter Cayman Islands and Cuba before swinging into the Gulf of Mexico.
Rafael grows to hurricane strength as it heads for Gulf of Mexico
Rafael intensified into a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday evening in the Caribbean near the Cayman Islands as it headed for the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said.
Rafael now a hurricane set to make landfall in Cuba Wednesday, then move into the Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Rafael will eventually make it into the Gulf of Mexico, but the atmosphere will be hostile for a tropical system.
How rare are November hurricanes in the Gulf? Rafael will be one of few in history.
Like Rafael, stronger storms with staying power that form late in the season often originate in the Caribbean Sea. Here's more.
How rare are November hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico?
How rare is it for a hurricane to form or move through the Gulf of Mexico in November? Very rare. Since 1861, only 11 storms have moved through the Gulf and none of them have made landfall in either Texas or Louisiana.
Tropical Storm Rafael gaining strength as it heads toward Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Rafael is strengthening over the Caribbean Sea ahead of its arrival in the Gulf of Mexico this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Storm Rafael will soon become a hurricane, but will weaken before landfall
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Tropical Storm Rafael continues to strengthen, eyes Gulf of Mexico
FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross said Rafael will have impacts on the Gulf states but to what extent is still unknown. However, wherever Rafael comes ashore it's expected to be weaker after encountering hostile conditions in the Gulf.
Tropical Storm Rafael expected to strengthen into hurricane. See what Florida can expect
Steady to rapid intensification is forecast over the next 24 to 36 hours, and Rafael is forecast to become a hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean.
Cuba prepares for Tropical Storm Rafael
Tropical Storm Rafael was chugging past western Jamaica on Tuesday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it headed toward Cuba.
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