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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi,Josh Marcus and Julia Musto

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

A rare November hurricane is expected to make landfall in the southern US this weekend, according to meteorologists.

Tropical Storm Rafael intensified into a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, making landfall in western Cuba as it approached the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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