Hurricane Rafael strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Wednesday just hours before it was forecast to make landfall on Wednesday in western Cuba.
A surfer looks the waves crashing against the jetty at the Bal Harbour Lighthouse on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Bal Harbour, Fla. The storm was located about 90 miles east-southeast of the Isle of Youth, and around 160 miles south-southeast of Havana. It had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and was moving northwest at 14 mph , according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
A hurricane warning was in effect Tuesday for a portion of the Cayman Islands and the Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, Mayabeque, Matanzas and the Isle of Youth. Heavy rainfall also was expected to spread north into Florida and nearby areas of the southeast U.S. during the middle to late part of the week. The Hurricane Center predicted storm surges in Florida could reach 1 to 3 feet in Dry Tortugas and 1 to 2 feet in the Lower Florida Keys. A few tornadoes also were expected Wednesday over the Keys and southwestern Florida.
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