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Hurricane Hector was a powerful and long-lasting tropical cyclone that traversed the Pacific Ocean during late July and August 2018. Hector was the eighth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane [nb 1] of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season. [3] It originated from a disturbance [nb 2] that was located north of South America on ...
August 2018: Hurricane Hector passed about 200 miles (320 km) south of the Island of Hawaiʻi as a Category 3 hurricane, generating 20 foot high surf along the southern side of the island. At least 90 people had to be rescued off the shores of Oahu due to dangerous swells generated by the cyclone.
The most active hurricane season for Hawaii was 2015, when 12 tropical systems came within 300 nautical miles of the islands, but not all caused winds, rain, or even waves in Hawaii.
Tropical Storm Hector, to the east of Gilma and about 1,335 miles west-southwest of Mexico's Baja peninsula, was churning west-northwest at 12 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The ...
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Big waves hit Hawaii on Thursday as Hurricane Hector passed south of the Big Island. Hector weakened to a category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. (Aug. 10)
Major Hurricane Hector, a Category 4 storm as of Wednesday, is expected to continue its steady trek over the Pacific Ocean south of Hawaii this week.
The name Hector has been used for nine tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Hurricane Hector (1978) – a Category 4 hurricane; Hurricane Hector (1982) – a Category 1 hurricane; Hurricane Hector (1988) – a Category 4 hurricane; strongest of its season; Tropical Storm Hector (1994) – a tropical storm that affected the Baja ...