Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage on Kauai as it brought powerful winds and rain to the Hawaiian islands on Monday, September 7, and overnight into Tuesday. These before-and-after satellite

Fierce winds downed trees and caused widespread power outages on the island of Kauai, home to 73,000 residents.

The storm began to pull away from Hawaii early on Tuesday, but the threat of flash floods and landslides from lingering hurricane conditions remained.

Severe gales and heavy rain triggered by Hurricane Lowell battered the western islands of Hawaii on Tuesday, severing power to thousands and tearing up stretches of coastal roads. Along the Southern California coast, dangerous surf conditions created by the remnants of Hurricane Marie are expected to linger for several days.

At 5 p.m. Tuesday, Tropical Storm Lowell was 310 miles north-northwest of Lihue and was moving to the north at 15 miles per hour.

Hurricane Lowell has passed Hawaii and is heading north to die in the open Pacific. The center of the storm passed close to the westernmost main Hawaiian island called Niihau, but it stayed offshore.

Hurricane Lowell track has nudged east, raising chances for near hurricane-force gusts on Kauai, as well as heavy rain across the Hawaiian Islands.