Hurricane Lane heads north this Friday towards the main islands of the Hawaiian archipelago. It has already caused heavy rains and floods, the authorities urging vigilance even if the hurricane has weakened in intensity.
Hurricane Lane has weakened but is still a threat to the Hawaiian archipelago. He is now heading to the main islands. The authorities urged their population to be cautious.
320 kilometers from the capital
At 12 pm GMT, with winds of 195 km / h, this hurricane was classified as category 3 (out of 5) on the Saffir-Simpson scale and advanced at 8 km / h, according to the latest newsletter from the National Hurricane Center. Pacific (CPHC).
Water rushes over a closed bridge as Hurricane Lane brings more than 30 inches of rain to Hawaii’s Big Island. https://t.co/3zb9esH5Io pic.twitter.com/NTnfM4R6s3
— ABC News (@ABC) August 24, 2018
This powerful storm, located 320 kilometers south of Honolulu, the capital of the state of Hawaii, continued to worry US authorities, many territories remain in “hurricane alert” .
“The eye of the hurricane will pass or dangerously close to parts of the main islands of Hawaii later today or tonight,” said the same source. This Thursday, researchers embarked on a plane had filmed the inside of the eye of the hurricane, giving impressive images.
Extreme flooding seen from above as parts of Hawaii’s Big Island report receiving over two feet of rain, with Hurricane Lane lurching northward. https://t.co/8ZpGqp28VM pic.twitter.com/Og8eh4HNbu
— ABC News (@ABC) August 24, 2018
Lane’s effects were already being felt with strong winds blowing over the main island of Maui and Oahu, where Honolulu is located.
60 centimeters of water in some places
US Meteorologists at the National Weather Service (NWS) Honolulu had recorded winds ranging from 56 km / h to nearly 108 km / h across the islands. More than 60 centimeters of water had already fallen on some areas of the main island, according to the latest statement from the CPHC.
“Hurricane Lane is still a powerful Category 3 hurricane. There is always a strong possibility of rising water, strong winds and heavy rains,” Honolulu’s mayor said Thursday night.
“Our teams are in close cooperation with the state (of Hawaii) and with the local authorities,” the US president had tweeted on Thursday. “You are in our thoughts,” said Donald Trump, addressing the inhabitants of this American archipelago in the Pacific.
The National Pacific Hurricane Center predicts a weakening of wind strength later in the day from Friday until late Saturday, though Lane is expected to remain a “dangerous hurricane” as it approaches the islands.