Danny Becomes First Hurricane Of 2015

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Danny became the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season on Wednesday morning, prior to heading into the Caribbean.

The system became a tropical depression on Tuesday morning and a tropical storm Tuesday afternoon. Danny could maintain hurricane status into this weekend as it continues to move through generally favorable atmospheric conditions.

The system moved westward across Africa during the first part of August and was moving westward over the south-central Atlantic Ocean at 10-15 mph (15-25 kph) this week.