Category 4 Hurricane Lowell holding steady; tropical storm conditions possible by late Monday for Kauaʻi County
Hurricane Lowell is moving toward the Hawaiian Islands, prompting tropical storm warnings for Kauaʻi County. The storm is expected to bring heavy rainfall, high surf, and potential flooding as it passes west of the islands.
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A tropical storm warning is in effect for Kauaʻi County, with the eye of Lowell forecast to make it's closest approach to the main Hawaiian Islands on Monday night, passing 100 to 200 miles west of Niʻihau.
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Category 3 Hurricane Lowell has begun its turn northward, and as of the 5 a.m. Sunday advisory was 580 miles south-southwest of Līhuʻe with sustained winds of 125 mph and moving northwest at 6 mph.
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