People walk on a street as Hurricane Rafael passes over Havana on Wednesday.
Mandatory Credit:	Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters via CNN Newsource

People walk on a street as Hurricane Rafael passes over Havana on Wednesday.
Mandatory Credit: Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters via CNN Newsource

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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 entire power grid for about 24 hours.