Hurricane Lowell Threatens Hawaii With 10 Inches of Rain as Marie Drives California Rip Currents
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Updated · abcnews.com · Sep 6
Hurricane Lowell Threatens Hawaii With 10 Inches of Rain as Marie Drives California Rip Currents
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Sep 6
Summary
Lowell, still a Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds, is expected to pass west of Hawaii late Monday into Tuesday, bringing high surf, heavy rain and possible gusty winds to Kauai County.
Hawaii has High Surf Advisories for waves up to 12 feet, while Lowell's moisture could drop 4 to 6 inches of rain on Kauai and the Big Island, with isolated totals up to 10 inches in higher terrain.
Karina, now a 65 mph tropical storm more than 750 miles from the Big Island, is weakening but is still sending rough surf and big waves to Hawaii's east-facing shores through Sunday.
Marie, about 700 miles from Baja California, is also staying offshore, but its swells have put Southern California under a high risk of dangerous rip currents through the Labor Day holiday Monday.
None of the three systems is forecast to make landfall, but El Nino-driven Pacific activity is amplifying surf and rain hazards across Hawaii, Baja California, southwest Mexico and Southern California.