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Hawaii Braces for Flooding Rain and High Winds from Tropical Storm Hone
Hilo, HI – Tropical Storm Hone is expected to bring severe weather to Hawaii, with impacts beginning Saturday. The Big Island, under a tropical storm watch, could see dangerous conditions into early next week. The National Hurricane Center reports that Hone is currently east-southeast of Hawaii, strengthening as it...
Roundtrip Flights From Honolulu to Hilo Canceled Due to Tropical Storm Hone
HONOLULU – On August 24, 2024, all remaining roundtrip flights from Honolulu to Hilo have been canceled due to the unpredictable Tropical Storm Hone, as per a recent announcement from the state Department of Transportation (DOT). While the Hilo International Airport terminal remains operational, there would be no flights...
Tropical Storm Hone Approaches: Big Island Faces High Surf, Winds and Potential Flooding as Storm Strengthens
More than ‘Just Another Raining Day’ on the Big Island: Tropical Storm Hone Starts to Make an Impact. A relative quiet hung over middle Kaʻūmana early this morning in Hilo town. The familiar chirps, clicks, coos and songs of the finches, mynas, doves, and java sparrows were muted, nearly absent, as just a few of the neighborhood’s avian allies ventured out compared to the usually vibrant chorus and bustling activity most other days. In stark contrast to the usual flurry of activity, it seemed nature was aware that something was coming. The Big Island remains under a tropical storm warning as Tropical Storm Hone is now less than 150 miles away from the island and steadily approaching.
Hawai‘i Island police find missing Hilo man in good health
Hawai’i Island police have located 29-year-old Keegan James Francesco Pacchioni, who was reported missing from his Hilo residence on Wednesday morning, in good health. Pacchioni was located in Volcano on Friday afternoon. He had last been seen at 6 p.m. on Aug. 20. Police at the time described him as five-feet nine-inches tall and 155 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Hurricane Gilma tracker: See latest details, projected path of storm in Pacific
After getting soaked by Hurricane Hone this past weekend, another hurricane threat could impact the islands of Hawaii in the coming days. Hurricane Gilma is currently about 1,260 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, and is moving west at about 9 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said Monday morning. The storm is forecast to continue moving west-northwestward for the next several days "with some increase in forward speed" expected Tuesday evening.
Hurricane Hone tracker: Latest forecast path as storm heads for Hawaii’s Big Island
Hurricane Hone is moving closer to Hawaii’s Big Island as a Category 1 storm, bringing with it maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory. As of 5 a.m. HST (or 11 a.m. ET) on Sunday morning, the center of Hurricane Hone...
Hone Strengthens to a Hurricane South of Hawaii
Former Tropical Storm Hone strengthened to a hurricane south of Hawaii on Saturday night. At 5:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday the center of Hurricane Hone was located at latitude 18.2°N and longitude 155.3°W which put the center about 105 miles (165 km) south of Hilo, Hawaii. Hone was moving toward the west at 12 m.p.h. (19 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 75 m.p.h. (120 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 90 m.p.h. (145 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 991 mb.
Tropical Storm Hone's outer bands lash Hawaii's Big Island as cyclone passes south of archipelago
HILO, Hawaii - A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for parts of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Hone swirls south of the Big Island. Communities have seen off and on squally weather, which is expected to continue at least through Monday. A Tropical Storm Warning means tropical storm force winds...
Hone’s outer bands lash Hawaii’s Big Island as cyclone strengthens into hurricane
HILO, Hawaii – A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for portions of Hawaii as Hurricane Hone brushes by to the south of the archipelago, lashing the region with torrential rain and gusty winds that could have a big impact on those living or traveling to the Aloha State.
Hurricane Hone continues to strengthen as Hawaii's Big Island gets slammed with flooding rain, damaging wind
HILO, Hawaii – Hone strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane late Saturday night as the powerful storm brushed by to the south of Hawaii, bringing dangerous surf, flooding rain and damaging winds to the islands. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for Hawaii's Big Island, and communities there,...
Hurricane Hone: Hawaii blasted with flooding rain, damaging wind; thousands without power
HILO, Hawaii - Hurricane Hone made its closest approach to Hawaii early Sunday morning as the strengthening Category 1 hurricane blasted the Big Island with damaging wind gusts and flooding rain while large and dangerous waves continued to batter the coast. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) in Honolulu said...
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