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Hurricane Walaka was a strong tropical cyclone that brought high surf and a powerful storm surge to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Walaka was the nineteenth named storm , twelfth hurricane , eighth major hurricane , and second Category 5 hurricane of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season .
August 9, 1871: Indigenous newspapers record a major category 3 hurricane causing significant damage across the islands of Hawai'i and Maui. [ 3 ] November 1874: In November, a possible tropical cyclone may have dropped over 20 inches (510 mm) of rain on Honolulu , and southerly gales destroyed 23 homes and damaged at least 50.
Walaka peaked as a Category 5 hurricane at 00:00 UTC on October 2 with winds of 160 miles per hour (260 km/h) and a pressure of 921 mbar (27.20 inHg). This intensity made Walaka the fourth major hurricane in the Central Pacific and second Category 5 hurricane of the season. [29] After peaking, Walaka began to undergo an eyewall replacement cycle.
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.
Infographic illustrating the damage to the shoal's East Island. In October 2018, Hurricane Walaka eroded away most of East Island, the second largest island of the French Frigate Shoals. [33] [34] About 11 acres of East Island were eliminated, which was thought to be caused by the large storm surge that Walaka caused in the area. [35]
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 last time back-to-back named storms hit the islands was in September 1992 when Hurricane Iniki, the most powerful storm to directly hit Hawaii, was followed three days later by tropical ...
East Island (Hawaii) Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Liste des îles englouties; East Island; Utilisateur:CaptainHaddock/Ancienne île; Ancienne île; Usage on hu.wikipedia.org Walaka hurrikán (2018) Usage on pt.wikipedia.org East Island; Usage on uk.wikipedia.org Валака (ураган) Usage on vi.wikipedia.org Bão Walaka (2018) Usage on zh ...