Then, tonight, Rafael, according to analysts, will make landfall as a hurricane in the southeast Gulf of Mexico.The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a warning to inhabitants of the Florida Keys, indicating that tropical storm conditions are expected.
Due to heavy winds and floods, Americans are being encouraged to secure any outside items that might be blown about. According to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Bill Deger, the future move of Hurricane Rafael might be significantly affected by even little changes in its intensity and the surrounding winds.
The route of the storm might vary if the winds that are pushing it change direction or if it becomes somewhat stronger.
The storm Rafael may make landfall anywhere from the coast of Texas to the Panhandle of Florida; today, it was upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane.