Entries tagged 'hurricanes'

Hawaii Hurricane Update: Flossie Blows By Big Island

So it looks like the Big Island dodged a bullet. Flossie has been downgraded to tropical storm status. She did not make a landing and actually slowed down considerably as she hit colder waters and passed South of the Big...

Hawaii Hurricane Update: Oahu -- 85 And Sunny

So Flossie appears to be slowing down even more. We had a spate of what looked like stormy weather on Oahu this morning but since then the skies have cleared. We do have big gusts of wind. The storm has...

Hawaii Hurricane Update: Flossie Backs Off, A Little

The latest forecast, at 11 am Hawaii time, has Flossie still passing just South of the Big Island but it should sling plenty of rain, wind and waves towards the Hilo / Windward shores. I would assume the whole island...

Hawaii Hurricane Update: Flossie Latest

The National Weather Service Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu just posted an update on Flossie. She appears to be losing a little bit of momentum as sustained winds have dropped down to 125 mph. The storm is supposed to...

Hawaii Hurricane Update: Flossie Gets Bigger, Closer

So the latest in from the National Weather Service and the Pacific Hurricane Center have Flossie passing only 100 miles South of the Big Island. She's currently a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph, moving north-northwest at...

Hawaii Hurricane Alert!: Here Comes Flossie

Those who don't live in the islands probably have not been tracking the progress of Hurricane Flossie as she plows across the Pacific towards Hawaii. The forecasters say she likely will pass south of the Big Island sometime late next...