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Hurricane Lowell threatens Hawaii with life-threatening surf
A major Category 3 storm passing west of the islands prompted a tropical-storm warning and a call to prepare for flooding and mudslides.
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HONOLULU: Officials in Hawaii told residents and visitors to prepare for heavy rain, flooding and mudslides as Hurricane Lowell, a major Category 3 storm, passed to the west, the National Hurricane Center and local authorities said Sunday.
A tropical-storm warning covered two islands. The bigger threat for many shorelines is surf, not the eyewall. NBC News described the swell as life-threatening.
Florida’s own holiday forecast is a local thunderstorm problem, not a hurricane problem. The Pacific is carrying the named storm tonight.