SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Hurricane Rafael is now a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph at the center, with higher gusts. According to the latest NHC update, the storm is nearing landfall in Western Cuba.

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a major Category 3 storm as it impacts Cuba before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

Kickoff is on Saturday at 6:30pm, and by that time the American the GFS model shows it could be raining from the moisture associated with an approaching front and the outer bands of Rafael. However, ...

Rafael made landfall in the Cuban province of Artemisa, just east of Playa Majana, the National Hurricane Center said in a ...