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  • Tourists rescued from flooded home as storm hits Hawaii

    08/24/2018 3:20:04 AM PDT · by robowombat · 27 replies
    Gulf News ^ | Published: 11:08 August 24, 2018
    Emergency crews rescued five California tourists from a home they were renting in Hilo HONOLULU: Sirens wailed while workers piled sandbags in front of hotels and police blared warnings to tourists to leave the world-famous Waikiki Beach as Hurricane Lane barreled north after dumping nearly 2 feet of rain on Hawaii's mostly rural Big Island. Emergency crews rescued five California tourists from a home they were renting in Hilo after a nearby gulch overflowed and it flooded Thursday. Suzanne Demerais said a tiny waterfall and small stream flowed near the home when she first arrived with four of her friends...
  • Cat-4 Hurricane Lane Heads for Hawaii

    08/22/2018 10:56:33 PM PDT · by American Quilter · 63 replies
    Hawaii News Now ^ | 22 Aug 2018 | American Quilter
    A hurricane warning has been issued for Oahu as Lane continues to track toward the islands as a massive Category 4 storm. The Big Island and Maui County also remain under a hurricane warning, while Kauai County is under a hurricane watch. Lane was centered about 260 miles south of Kailua-Kona — or 385 miles south-southeast of Honolulu — and has slowed to just 8 mph. Hurricane Lane passed just south of the Big Island on Wednesday morning and is now marching northwest, bringing it "dangerously close" to the island chain as a hurricane Thursday through Saturday. Heavy rains from...
  • POWERFUL HURRICANE LANE MOVING CLOSER TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

    08/21/2018 3:55:15 PM PDT · by topher · 34 replies
    1100 AM HST Tue Aug 21 2018 Location: 14.3N 153.2W Max sustained: 155 MPH Moving: WNW at 9 MPH Min pressure: 941 MB Hurricane Lane