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Richard Luscombe in Miami

Tropical Storm Rafael triggers hurricane warning for Cayman Islands

a map of a tropical storm
Rafael is the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Photograph: NOAA logo National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Forecasters posted a hurricane warning in the Caribbean on Monday afternoon after a late-season disturbance south of Cuba strengthened into Tropical Storm Rafael and set its sights on the US Gulf coast.

The 17th named storm of an overactive Atlantic hurricane season will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and probably hitting Cuba, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

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