WASHINGTON — Hurricane Rafael brought significant a storm-surge, hurricane-force winds and flash flooding to parts of Western Cuba throughout Wednesday along with country-wide power outages, as it moved through as a major category 3 hurricane.
The storm will weaken as it churns in the Gulf of Mexico due to wind shear, cooler ocean temperatures and dry air. Currently, a direct hit to the U.S. as a tropical system is not expected, but computer models are split as to where the system will eventually go in about a week.
If it does come onshore in the U.S., it will likely be as the remnants of Rafael.
