Hurricane Franklin cranks past Bermuda as a Category 2 storm

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Hurricane Franklin are lashing Bermuda as the Category 2 storm charges past the island located in the north Atlantic Ocean. Franklin had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and was located some 145 miles north-northwest of Bermuda late Wednesday afternoon. It was moving northeast at 13 mph and was expected to keep spinning through open waters. A tropical storm warning was in effect for Bermuda. Officials in Bermuda warned that Hurricane Idalia, which was crossing Florida on Wednesday, was forecast to possibly hit the island early next week as a tropical storm.