Hurricane Lowell, Hawaii
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Hurricane Lowell is forecast to turn northward and approach the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau on Monday, the National Weather Service reported.
Hurricane Lowell's maximum sustained windspeeds are 145 mph, and it will continue to strengthen.
Hawaii is bracing for rough surf, gusty winds, and heavy rain as Hurricane Lowell tracks toward the islands over Labor Day weekend. Hawaii Gov.
The only two hurricanes to make direct landfall in Hawaii in modern history both made sharp turns before crossing over Kauai — a similar turn forecasters and emergency officials are watching closely as Hurricane Lowell moves south of the islands.
Lowell is maintaining its category 4 strength as it moves to the west about 585 miles south of Lihue, Kauai. Conditions are expected to remain favorable for the storm to maintain or even increase in strength over the next 2-3 days.
Gov. Josh Green signed a statewide emergency proclamation ahead of three hurricanes encroaching on the island chain this weekend. In an Instagram post today, Green cautioned that Lowell, currently a
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