Hurricane Rafael knocks out Cuba’s power and heads into the Gulf on a much different path
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Rafael knocks out Cuba’s power and heads into the Gulf on a much different path

CNN  

CNN — Hurricane Rafael pulled away from Cuba Thursday morning after slamming into the island as a Category 3 hurricane and taking down its entire power grid for about 24 hours. Rafael – now a Category 2 hurricane – entered the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday night after cutting through Cuba and will track west over the southern Gulf through the weekend. Power out across Cuba Rafael delivered a devastating blow as the first Category 3 hurricane to hit Cuba since Ian in 2022 and the second hurricane to hit the country in recent weeks. When Rafael entered the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday night, it became only the fifth hurricane to roam the Gulf of Mexico in November since 1966, according to hurricane expert Michael Lowry.

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Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake
4 months ago

Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake

Associated Press  

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close Saturday, bringing to an end a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven, and death and destruction hundreds of miles from where storms came ashore on the U.S. Gulf Coast. In October, Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified and the storm’s maximum wind speeds hit a screaming 180 mph, making …

Rafael dissolves into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after hitting Cuba as a hurricane
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rafael dissolves into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after hitting Cuba as a hurricane

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Rafael has weakened into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane last week. Rafael weakened into a tropical storm Saturday and dissipated into a remnant low on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The center said Sunday that the post-tropical cyclone was located about …

Earthquake today: Two powerful quakes jolt Cuba after hurricane and blackouts
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Earthquake today: Two powerful quakes jolt Cuba after hurricane and blackouts

Live Mint  

Two back-to-back earthquakes struck Cuba weeks after floods and a strong hurricane caused huge damage to the coastal region. The recent episode of two storms comes after a week of damage due to Rafael, a category 3 storm that struck the island last Wednesday. The recent episode of two fresh earthquakes was enough to revive their troubles, which began after …

Rafael weakens to tropical storm over Gulf of Mexico after barreling through Cuba as a hurricane
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafael weakens to tropical storm over Gulf of Mexico after barreling through Cuba as a hurricane

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rafael weakened Saturday to a …

Rafael weakens into a tropical storm as it swirls over the Gulf of Mexico after lashing Cuba
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafael weakens into a tropical storm as it swirls over the Gulf of Mexico after lashing Cuba

Associated Press  

HAVANA — Hurricane Rafael weakened into a tropical storm Friday as it swirled through the Gulf of Mexico where it was expected to break apart after plowing through Cuba, knocking out the country’s power grid and collapsing hundreds of houses. It was forecast to move westward toward Mexico in the coming days and forecasters warned that swells from the hurricane …

Why forecasters can't predict Hurricane Rafael's path
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why forecasters can't predict Hurricane Rafael's path

Daily Mail  

A Category 3 hurricane made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday as the 17th named storm of the season - but its path has stumped forecasters. A spaghetti model showed that Rafael has six potential paths to the US, but experts say that none of these are as likely as the storm tracking west toward Mexico AccuWeather meteorologists, however, said that …

Hurricane Rafael swirls over Gulf of Mexico after ripping through Cuba
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Rafael swirls over Gulf of Mexico after ripping through Cuba

LA Times  

People recover belongings from their houses, which were destroyed by Hurricane Rafael, in Alquizar, Cuba. Hurricane Rafael swirled Friday through the Gulf of Mexico, where it was expected to break apart after plowing through Cuba, knocking out the country’s power grid and collapsing hundreds of houses. It was forecast to move westward toward Mexico in the coming days, and forecasters …

Mapped: Charting Hurricane Rafael’s path through the Gulf of Mexico
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mapped: Charting Hurricane Rafael’s path through the Gulf of Mexico

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Meteorologists track Hurricane Rafael's potential path toward US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Meteorologists track Hurricane Rafael's potential path toward US

Daily Mail  

Meteorologists are tracking Hurricane Rafael's potential path toward the US after the storm barreled into Cuba as a Category 3. Experts do not expect Rafael to make landfall in Florida, but the lower Florida Keys may see fringe impacts, including storm surge and coastal flooding. Water levels could rise about a foot higher than recent high tides, and the lower …

Rafael hurricane tracker reveals storm's chances of hitting US after it barreled over Cuba
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafael hurricane tracker reveals storm's chances of hitting US after it barreled over Cuba

Daily Mail  

Meteorologists are tracking Hurricane Rafael's potential path toward the US after the storm barreled into Cuba as a Category 3. A spaghetti model showed that Rafael has six potential paths to the US, but experts say that none of these are as likely as the storm tracking west toward Mexico A spaghetti model - so-called because it resembles strands of …

Terrifying footage shows Hurricane Rafael's power as it slams into Cuba with 115mph winds causing entire country's power system to collapse
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Terrifying footage shows Hurricane Rafael's power as it slams into Cuba with 115mph winds causing entire country's power system to collapse

Daily Mail  

Cuba's power grid collapsed on Wednesday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane slammed into the island with 115mph winds. Hurricane Rafael lashed Cuba's capital Havana on Wednesday night with driving rain and violent gusts of wind. People walk on the streets during the pass of the Hurricane Rafael's eye in Pueblo Candelaria on Wednesday Broken tree branches and fallen trees …

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall as a Category 3 storm, bringing life-threatening storm surge to Cuba
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall as a Category 3 storm, bringing life-threatening storm surge to Cuba

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tropical Storm Rafael intensified into a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, making landfall in western Cuba as it approached …

Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid

The Hindu  

Cuba was left reeling on Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island and knocked out the country’s power grid. The magnitude of the impact remained unclear through the early hours of the day, but forecasters warned that Hurricane Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods to Cuba after ravaging parts of the Cayman …

Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid

Associated Press  

HAVANA — Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, destroying hundreds of homes, knocking out the country’s power grid and damaging other infrastructure. People drive along a road littered with fallen power lines after the passing of Hurricane Rafael in San Antonio de los Banos, Cuba, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Madeleine Mur …

Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cuba was left reeling Thursday …

Hurricane Rafael strikes Cuba after powerful winds knock out the country’s power grid
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Rafael strikes Cuba after powerful winds knock out the country’s power grid

Live Mint  

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday as a powerful Category 3 hurricane, shortly after powerful winds knocked out the country's power grid. Forecasters warned Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods to western swaths of the island after it knocked out power and dumped rain on the Cayman Islands and Jamaica the day before. The …

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in Cuba, knocks down island's entire power grid
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in Cuba, knocks down island's entire power grid

India Today  

Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country's power grid. Forecasters warned Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods to western swaths of the island after it knocked out power and dumped rain on …

Entire island of Cuba without power after passage of Hurricane Rafael
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Entire island of Cuba without power after passage of Hurricane Rafael

Al Jazeera  

Cubans are having a bad sense of deja vu after the second major hurricane and islandwide power outage in two weeks. The entire island of Cuba has been left without power for the second time in two weeks after Hurricane Rafael tore across its western farmlands with raging winds, destroying crops and knocking down trees and power lines. Information was …

Cuba's power grid goes down as Hurricane Rafael plows across island
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cuba's power grid goes down as Hurricane Rafael plows across island

NPR  

Cuba's power grid goes down as Hurricane Rafael plows across island toggle caption Ramon Espinosa/AP HAVANA — Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country's power grid. Forecasters warned Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and …

Photos: Hurricane Rafael batters Cuba, plunging the island into a blackout
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Photos: Hurricane Rafael batters Cuba, plunging the island into a blackout

Al Jazeera  

Less than a month after Hurricane Milton churned over the island of Cuba, the country has been struck by yet another powerful storm: Hurricane Rafael. Rafael made landfall on Wednesday as a formidable Category 3 storm, which qualifies it as a major hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Hurricane Rafael plunged Cuba into a blackout, just weeks after a power plant …

Cuba faces yet another nationwide power outage after Hurricane Rafael makes landfall
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cuba faces yet another nationwide power outage after Hurricane Rafael makes landfall

Firstpost  

Cuba’s Energy and Mines Ministry said that a ‘controlled disconnection of power circuits’ would be carried out to avoid accidents and power cuts Cars drive on Havana's seafront boulevard Malecon as the country's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, in Havana, Cuba, October 20, 2024. File Image / Reuters Cuba’s national power grid suffered yet another country-wide blackout after Hurricane …

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall as a Category 3 storm, bringing life-threatening storm surge to Cuba
Trending News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall as a Category 3 storm, bringing life-threatening storm surge to Cuba

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tropical Storm Rafael intensified into a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, making landfall in western Cuba as it approached …

Rare November hurricane set to hit the US – here’s the projected path
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rare November hurricane set to hit the US – here’s the projected path

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A rare November hurricane is expected to make landfall in the southern US this weekend, …

Hurricane Rafael Menaces Florida Keys on Path Toward US Gulf
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Rafael Menaces Florida Keys on Path Toward US Gulf

Live Mint  

Rafael became a hurricane while churning toward the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to inflict damaging winds and heavy rains on populated areas from the Cayman Islands to South Florida. Winds reached 75 miles an hour Tuesday evening, making Rafael a Category 1 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, according to an update from the US National Hurricane Center at 7:20 …

Hurricane Rafael forecast to strengthen to powerful Category 3 storm before hitting Cuba
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Rafael forecast to strengthen to powerful Category 3 storm before hitting Cuba

LA Times  

Hurricane Rafael barreled toward Cuba on Wednesday, forecast to make landfall in western Cuba as a major Category 3 hurricane that forecasters warn could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods. The U.S. State Department issued an advisory for Cuba on Tuesday afternoon, offering departure flights to nonessential staff and American citizens, and advising others to “reconsider travel to …

Hurricane Rafael intensifies rapidly as it closes in on Cuba
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Rafael intensifies rapidly as it closes in on Cuba

Al Jazeera  

Rafael, now a major Category 3 hurricane, triggered an island-wide power blackout as it nears Cuba. Hurricane Rafael began lashing Cuba’s south shore as a Category 3 cyclone, according to the United States National Weather Service, packing sustained winds of 185km/h, as the Cuban government announced a nationwide blackout. Rafael also exacerbated the island’s acute energy crisis, which has led …

Hurricane Rafael Approaches Cayman Islands, Cuba as Tropical Storm
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Rafael Approaches Cayman Islands, Cuba as Tropical Storm

Associated Press  

Tropical Storm Rafael is heading toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba, with heavy rains and potential for hurricanes. The storm is currently located 105 miles southwest of Kingston, Jamaica, and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean near the Cayman Islands late Tuesday. The storm is forecast to move near Jamaica on Tuesday morning, be near …

Hurricane Rafael forms in the Caribbean Sea and expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Rafael forms in the Caribbean Sea and expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico

NPR  

Hurricane Rafael forms in the Caribbean Sea and expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico toggle caption National Hurricane Center/via NPR screenshot Rafael has strengthened into a hurricane as it moves through the southern Caribbean Sea. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say a “steady to rapid intensification” is expected during the next 18 hours and it's predicted to be …

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