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Hawaii Braces for Life-Threatening Flooding Again as El Niño Supercharges Pacific Hurricane Season
- On Wednesday, Sept. 23, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for the Big Island as Tropical Storm Nolo tracked toward the Hawaiian Islands with 40 mph sustained winds.
- Hawaii has faced three tropical systems this year, with residents still recovering from Hurricane Lala's flooding; meteorologists attribute the active Pacific season to El Niño, which reduces wind shear.
- Forecasts predict up to 35 inches of rain across higher elevations on the Big Island, with flood watches remaining in effect through Saturday for the Big Island, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, and Kahoolawe.
- Organizers canceled the Na Wahine O Ke Kai world championship canoe race scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 27, while Hawaii County Civil Defense urged residents to prepare property and conserve drinking water.
- Although the exact path remains uncertain, the FOX Forecast Center warned it is "extremely rare for a major hurricane to come this close to the Hawaiian Islands." Direct landfall is possible but unlikely.
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Los Angeles (USA), Sep 24 (EFE).- Hawaii is under surveillance on hurricane alert as Tropical Storm Nolo intensifies in the Pacific Ocean, threatening to unload up to 90 centimeters of rain on one of its islands in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported on Thursday. [...] The Nolo Storm entry threatens Hawaii with up to 90 centimeters of rain and dangerous flooding was first published in HolaNews.
Hawaii braces for life-threatening flooding again as El Niño supercharges Pacific hurricane season
Hawaii will once again face potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides as Tropical Storm Nolo starts to strengthen and edge closer to the state’s eastern islands.
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