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Hurricane Rafael's aftermath leaves Cuba in darkness, recovery hampered by sanctions

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Hurricane Rafael moves across Gulf of Mexico as a rare major November storm while Cuba recovers

Rafael was moving west across the Gulf of Mexico Friday morning as the first major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico in November for almost 40 years, bringing the threat of life-threatening conditions to the southern United States coastline.

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Oil prices dipped as Hurricane Rafael’s threat to U.S. oil output lessened. Brent at $74.84 and WTI at $71.45 after nearly 1% gains Thursday. While Trump’s policies could bring tighter sanctions on Iran & Venezuela, downward pressure remains from China’s 9% drop in Oct crude imports & rising U.S. stockpiles. #Oil #HurricaneRafael #CrudeOil #Brent #WTI #China #Trump

#HurricaneRafael caused #Cuba's power grid to crash.

It "is the fifth major hurricane of the year in the Atlantic and the strongest this late in the year since 2020.

Chevron said it was transporting all personnel to shore and was shutting production at oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Rafael’s approach. Shell and BP moved some non-essential personnel off of several drilling platforms."

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/06/weather/hurricane-rafael-path-forecast-climate/index.html

Hurricane Rafael knocks out Cuba’s power grid and heads into the Gulf on a much different path

Hurricane Rafael pulled away from Cuba Thursday morning after slamming into the island as a Category 3 hurricane and taking down its power grid.

CNN
Texas gulf coast likely to experience swells over the weekend from Hurricane Rafael

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday afternoon as a Category 3 hurricane.

Houston Public Media

#HurricaneRafael knocked out power to #Cuba, resulting in a disruption to #Internet connectivity. Data shows traffic dropping by nearly half starting around 14:30 local time (19:30 UTC).

Track current status at https://radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/cu

https://x.com/OSDE_UNE/status/1854252013212844461

Can SOME #Wx expert tell me WHY #Rafael / #HurricaneRafael IS NOT a high CAT 3 Hurricane *if* it's max sustained winds are 110?

#NOAA says it's a "Tropical Cyclone"...and one other article I saw today said it's a CAT 1.

#Weatherdon
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT3+shtml/062159.shtml

Hurricane Rafael Update Statement

"#HurricaneRafael slammed into #Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday afternoon after rapidly intensifying in the Caribbean.

The current forecast from the hurricane center indicates Rafael could potentially impact anywhere from Texas to northeastern Mexico,"

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/06/weather/hurricane-rafael-path-forecast-climate/index.html

Another hurricane in the ballad of #RapidIntensification

Hurricane Rafael knocks out Cuba’s power grid and heads into the Gulf on a much different path

Hurricane Rafael pulled away from Cuba Thursday morning after slamming into the island as a Category 3 hurricane and taking down its power grid.

CNN