Kauai, Hurricane Lowell and Niihau

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Hurricane Lowell roared past Niihau at 110 mph with Kauai under a hurricane warning
A Category 2 hurricane raked Hawaii’s westernmost inhabited islands overnight, sending sustained winds of 110 mph across Niihau and pushing a hurricane warning over all of Kauai County. Lowell’s center tracked just west of Niihau as the storm closed the final stretch of open ocean between it and the island chain,

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Kauai and Niihau suffer the worst of Hurricane Lowell’s wrath
Lowell shifts east, prompting hurricane watch for Kauai and Niihau
Hurricane Lowell battered Hawaii’s western islands and is linked to at least 2 deaths
Hurricane Lowell’s intense winds and storm surge that battered Hawaii’s western islands this week are suspected in the deaths of at least two people.

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1 person dead after Hurricane Lowell batters Hawaii
Hurricane Lowell hits Hawaii, knocking out power
Impacted residents describe Kauai ‘looked like Jumanji’ after Lowell
The debris was cleared by state transportation crews who seemed to be working their way around the island and clearing out what they could.

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Hurricane Lowell weakens as it heads north of Kauai
Lowell lashes Hawaii, knocking out power to thousands as flood risk continues

Kauai, Niihau under tropical storm warning as major Hurricane Lowell approaches

A tropical storm warning has been issued for Kauai and Niihau as Hurricane Lowell, a Category 3 cyclone, continues on a path to move just west of the islands. Papahanaumokuakea Marine National

Hurricane Lowell approaches Hawaii as conditions worsen across islands

The powerful storm is not expected to make a direct landfall but is still forecast to bring serious weather to the islands.

Hawaii residents told to expect tropical storm conditions as Hurricane Lowell passes to the west

Officials in Hawaii are urging residents to prepare for heavy rains and flooding as Hurricane Lowell, a major Category 3 storm, prompted forecasters to issue a tropical storm warning for two islands.