Hurricane Lowell nears Category 5
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Lowell officially strengthened into a major hurricane late Tuesday night. The storm just became a hurricane early Tuesday morning, and underwent rapid intensification at nighttime. The National Hurricane Center announced that Lowell was upgraded to a Category 5 storm Wednesday evening.
Powerful Hurricane Lowell is forecast to turn sharply toward Hawaii, threatening dangerous surf, flooding, heavy rain and strong winds around Labor Day. Though Lowell has weakened from its peak
Hurricane Lowell intensified to a Category 5 storm Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to remain a powerful hurricane over the next several days, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was located about 445 miles (715 kilometers) south of Hilo,