Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean on Monday, a storm that's predicted to intensify into a hurricane and threaten the Gulf Coast this weekend.

Tropical Storm Rafael is forecast to intensify into a hurricane late Tuesday or early Wednesday as it takes a path into the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is expected to pass over the Cayman Islands and the western ...

The storm is expected to move through the Caribbean in the next few days. Forecasters are uncertain of where it will go once it enters the Gulf of Mexico by the middle of the week.