Hurricane Lowell Triggers Warning for Kauai County With 115 mph Winds
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Updated · CBS New York · Sep 7
Hurricane Lowell Triggers Warning for Kauai County With 115 mph Winds
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Sep 7
Summary
Kauai County went under a hurricane warning late Sunday Hawaii time as Hurricane Lowell, a Category 3 storm, approached western Hawaii; the alert also covers parts of the 583,000-square-mile Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
115 mph sustained winds and a forecast track just west of the main Hawaiian Islands Monday night drove the warning, with the National Hurricane Center expecting only gradual weakening through Tuesday and Lowell to remain a hurricane as it passes nearby.
Rainfall of 6 to 10 inches on Kauai—locally 14 inches—plus 4 to 8 inches on the Big Island and 4 to 6 inches on Oahu could trigger significant flash flooding and mudslides, especially in Kauai County and parts of the Big Island.
A storm surge of up to 3 feet, hurricane-force winds extending 60 miles from the center, life-threatening surf and rip currents, and possible tornadoes near Kauai and Niihau add to the immediate hazards.