Hurricane Rafael was upgraded to “major” hurricane status as it approached the western coast of Cuba in the Caribbean on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Data showed the storm with 115 miles per hour sustained maximum winds, which put it in the Category 3 range on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Such a storm is considered a “major” hurricane with the potential to cause “devastating damage.”
2pm EST update on Category 3 Hurricane #Rafael as it closes in on western #Cuba
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— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) November 6, 2024
In the immediate future, Rafael was expected to bring “life-threatening storm surge, damaging hurricane-force winds, and flash flooding to portions of western Cuba,” NHC said in a 1 p.m. ET bulletin. The agency said some strengthening was…
