Published August 21, 2015 11:04am EDT | Updated August 21, 2015 12:11pm EDT

Hurricane Danny Strengthens To Category 2

Hurricane Danny has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. Danny, the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season, is moving towards the west-northwest, and is expected to be near the Leeward Islands in the West Indies in about 72 hours and near Puerto Rico in about 96 hours, the center said in an advisory.