Arthur Becomes Atlantic's First Hurricane of 2014

Storm Arthur became the first hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thursday.

Arthur was about 190 miles (305 km) south-southwest of Cape Fear, North Carolina with maximum sustained wind of 75 mph (120 kph), NHC said.

(Reporting by Anupam Chatterjee in Bangalore; Editing by Alison Williams)