Hurricane Lowell, Kauai
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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,
Hurricane Lowell lashed Hawaii with damaging winds, heavy rainfall and powerful floods, knocking out power for 91% of a western island as it pushed farther into the Pacific on Tuesday.
Hurricane Lowell is impacting Hawaii. Even a very rare tornado watch was issued. Here's the latest information on the hurricane and the potentially-historic "watch."
Hurricane Lowell track has nudged east, raising chances for near hurricane-force gusts on Kauai, as well as heavy rain across the Hawaiian Islands.
The National Hurricane Center said the core of the storm was expected to pass near or just west of Niihau early Tuesday.
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.