Tropical Storm Rafael, formed Monday and is expected to move north into the Gulf of Mexico where it will become a hurricane and possibly track toward the Southeastern United States. Heavy rainfall will spread north into Florida and adjacent areas of the Southeast United States during mid- to late week, forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to become a hurricane in the Caribbean as it approaches Cuba and prepares for landfall.

Tropical Storm Rafael is chugging toward the Cayman Islands and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane en route to Cuba

As Tropical Storm Rafael looks set to form in the Caribbean, spaghetti models show which islands and U.S. states the weather front could hit if it develops into a hurricane. As reported by Newsweek, The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has forecast a possible tropical storm that could form today and head toward Florida,

The storm isn’t expected to directly impact the United States, but its moisture will reach Florida and the Southeast. The tropics are heating up once again. Late Monday afternoon, Tropical Storm Rafael formed over the Caribbean Sea.