Tropical Storm Rafael expected to form and later threaten US Gulf coast

Storm will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and Cayman Islands before strengthening into hurricaneA new tropical storm was expected to form on Monday in the Caribbean and eventually threaten parts of the US south-east, forecasters said.Expected to be named Rafael, the storm will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and probably hitting Cuba. Forecasters are predicting that it will bring heavy rainfall to parts of the US along the Gulf of Mexico, according to advisories from the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC). Continue reading…  Read More