Storm will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and Cayman Islands before strengthening into hurricane
A new tropical storm was expected to form 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).
