Hurricane Lowell brings threat of floods, mudslides and tornadoes to Hawaii
Hurricane Lowell is impacting Hawaii with high winds, heavy rainfall, and threats of flooding and mudslides. Authorities have issued hurricane and tropical storm warnings for Kauai, Ni’ihau, and Oahu, leading to school and government office closures.
Why it matters
Extreme weather events pose immediate threats to public safety and infrastructure, particularly in vulnerable island communities.
Palm trees bend from strong winds in Kapolei, Hawaii, on Monday as category 3 Hurricane Lowell approached the US Pacific island chain./Getty Images Palm trees bend from strong winds in Kapolei, Hawaii, on Monday as category 3 Hurricane Lowell approached the US Pacific island chain./Getty Images Hawaii Hurricane Lowell brings threat of floods, mudslides and tornadoes to Hawaii Islands of Kauai and Ni’ihau are under hurricane warning, while Oahu is under a tropical storm warning
Prefer the Guardian on Google Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell were pelting Hawaii ’s western islands on Tuesday, bringing the threat of floods, mudslides and tornadoes.
The islands of Kauai and Ni’ihau are under a hurricane warning, while Oahu, the state’s most populated island with close to 1 million residents, was under a tropical storm warning.
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