Hurricane Ophelia strengthens to Category 2 storm

Hurricane Ophelia has strengthened to a Category 2 storm as it
tracks across the Atlantic towards Ireland and the UK.
According to JLT Re's Hurricane Activity report, Ophelia had
peak wind speeds of 104 mph as of 08:00 UK time today.
However, wind speeds are expected to decrease to 98 mph over the
next 24 hours as the storm approaches the Azores.
After that, the storm is forecast to move east-northeast towards
Ireland's west coast, and could potentially make landfall...