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The islands of Hawaii, with Kauai as the notable exception, appear to be remarkably immune from direct hurricane hits. The USGS states that "more commonly, near-misses that generate large swell and moderately high winds causing varying degrees of damage are the hallmark of hurricanes passing close to the islands."
The 1874 Atlantic hurricane season featured the first hurricane to be recorded on a weather map by the United States Signal Service (the present-day National Weather Service). It was a relatively inactive season, in which seven tropical cyclones developed. Four storms intensified into hurricanes, but none attained major hurricane status.
"Hurricane Iniki caused nearly $3 billion in damage in Hawaii back in September 1992, which would be about $6.7 billion in today's dollars," AccuWeather CEO and Founder Dr. Joel N. Myers said in 2024.
List of Hawaii hurricanes; A. Hurricane Ana; C. Hurricane Celeste (1972) D. Hurricane Daniel (2006) Hurricane Darby (2004) Hurricane Darby (2016) Hurricane Dora (1999)
Editor's note: This page is a summary of news on Hone for Monday, Aug. 26. For the latest news on Hurricane Gilma, view USA TODAY's story for Tuesday, Aug. 27.. HONOLULU − Residents across ...
Gilma was located about 1,160 miles (1,865 kilometers) east of Hilo, Hawaii, and moving west at 8 mph (13 mph). Gilma was forecast to increase in forward speed, but decrease in intensity, the ...
A theoretical forecast map of a hypothetical Category 4 hurricane inbound for the island of Oahu published by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.. Makani Pahili (alternatively Makani Pāhili, Hawaiian for strong wind) [1] is an annual disaster preparedness exercise for tropical cyclones [2] organized between the United States Armed Forces and Hawaiian civil agencies that occurs near the ...
Hector, formerly a tropical storm, dissipated early Thursday morning more than 1,000 miles from Hilo, Hawaii, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, which has released its final update ...