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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."
List of Hawaii hurricanes; A. Hurricane Ana; C. Hurricane Celeste (1972) D. Hurricane Daniel (2006) Hurricane Darby (2004) Hurricane Darby (2016) Hurricane Dora (1999)
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar.It was one of only seven hurricanes to move ashore as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; the others were "Okeechobee" in 1928, Karen in 1962, Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, Michael in 2018, and Yutu in 2018, which ...
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 ...
Tropical Storm Hone, whose name is Hawaiian for “sweet and soft,” drew near the islands Saturday with breezes that were expected to intensify — and increase the wildfire risk for drier parts ...
A flair of tropical activity over the eastern Pacific Ocean has Hawaii on alert with at least two systems heading in the direction of the islands, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. The first system ...
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.
Flooding was the “major concern” on August 23, the National Weather Service said, as Hurricane Lane continued to move slowly northwards towards Hawaii.A number of rescues were reported locally ...