Ophelia expected to strengthen in the Atlantic

Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it moves away from the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica. Ophelia has caused flooding and cut off communities on Dominica. About 1,600 people were stranded on the island and nearly a dozen cars have washed away. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ophelia is expected to become a hurricane Friday. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (97 kph) and is moving northward away from the Leeward Islands. Its forecast to head generally past Bermuda this weekend.