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Hurricane Iselle approaching Hawaii as a minimal hurricane. December 2010: Tropical Storm Omeka brushed Lisianski Island as a weak tropical storm, although no damage was reported. July 2013: Tropical Storm Flossie passed just north of the Hawaiian Islands before dissipated.
This weekend could be a historic one for Hawaii, as it has never had more than two tropical storm systems pass close to the islands during previous hurricane seasons, according to AccuWeather ...
Hurricanes hit Hawaii less frequently because of where the islands are located in the Pacific Ocean. Due to a high-pressure feature that looms in the atmosphere northeast of the state, storms as ...
Prior to Hawaii's greatest natural disaster, which Dora contributed to last August, Iniki from September 1992 was the costliest hurricane. As a Category 4 hurricane, Iniki caused $3.1 billion in ...
Three strong and destructive hurricanes are known to have made landfall on the islands, an unnamed storm in 1871, [11] Hurricane Dot in 1959, and Hurricane ʻIniki in 1992. Another hurricane, ʻIwa, caused significant damage in 1982 but its center passed nearby and did not directly make landfall. The rarity of hurricanes making landfall on the ...
The storm will remain a "major" hurricane on Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center's public advisory. It reached Category 3 status on Thursday when wind speeds were steady at 120 ...
Hurricane Iselle was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on the island of Hawaii in recorded history. The tenth named storm, fifth hurricane, and fourth major hurricane of the 2014 hurricane season, Iselle developed from an area of disturbed weather southwest of Mexico on July 31, 2014. Assuming a west-northwest course that it would ...
The upcoming hurricane nears after Tropical Storm Hone crossed south of the Big Island early Sunday as a Category 1 hurricane bringing severe rain and even up to 18 inches in some areas. Hone ...