Hurricane Lowell approaches Hawaii
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HONOLULU (AP) — Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell were pelting Hawaii’s western islands early Tuesday, bringing the threat of floods, mudslides and tornadoes.
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Lowell slams Hawaii with hurricane-force winds, leaving one island in a near-total blackout
Hurricane Lowell left parts of Hawaii with widespread power outages, flooding, road closures and dangerous surf.
More than 90% of customers are without power on Kauai after Lowell's high winds and heavy rains, with rain and dangerous surf forecast to continue.
Kauaʻi emergency officials have asked residents to stay off the road Tuesday morning as crews assess damage brought on by Hurricane Lowell. About 9 in 10 KIUC customers are without power.
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.
Hawaii is under a state of emergency as Hurricane Lowell, a Category 2 storm, slams the islands with life-threatening rain.
Hurricane Lowell was skirting western Hawaii, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain and punishing waves, the National Hurricane Center said.