Rafael became the fifth major hurricane of the 2024 season on Wednesday just before making landfall in western Cuba. Sign up for our NewslettersAccording to the National Hurricane Center, Rafael is producing rough seas over the Gulf of Mexico.

Rafael strengthened into a low-end hurricane Tuesday night as it approached the Cayman Islands in the central Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said. The rare November hurricane was expected to continue churning northwest toward western Cuba and enter the Gulf of Mexico this week,