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Hurricane Lowell prompts alerts for two Hawaiian islands

From Clarín · () Spanish

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  • The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued an alert for Kauai and Niihau as Hurricane Lowell approached Hawaii.
  • Lowell had weakened to Category 3 after briefly reaching Category 5, with maximum sustained winds near 195 km/h.
  • Forecasters expected the storm to pass near Hawaii’s westernmost islands before turning northwest and slowing.

The National Hurricane Center issued an alert for Hawaii’s Kauai and Niihau as Category 3 Hurricane Lowell moved toward the islands.

The storm brought heavy rain about 840 kilometres southwest of Honolulu on Sunday night. Forecasters expected Lowell to brush the state’s westernmost islands from Monday night.

“The centre of Lowell will move over parts of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, just west of Hawaii’s main islands, on Monday night,” NHC meteorologists said.

Lowell briefly reached Category 5 earlier in the week before weakening to Category 3. Its maximum sustained winds stood near 195 km/h. The storm was expected to turn northwest and slow by early Wednesday.

Lowell was one of three storms in the Pacific, where an historically strong El Niño episode was warming ocean waters. The article said climate change amplifies El Niño’s effects on global weather.

The centre of Lowell will move over parts of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, just west of Hawaii’s main islands, on Monday night.

· National Hurricane Center meteorologistsThe forecast described the hurricane’s expected path near Hawaii.
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