Hurricane Lowell barrels toward Hawaii — issued to Category 3 as heavy rain, flash floods pound islands

Powerful Hurricane Lowell is barreling toward Hawaii and is expected to make a dangerously close pass by the state’s western islands as heavy rain associated with the Category 3 hurricane has already triggered flash flooding on Oahu and damaging surf is pounding Hawaii’s southern shores.

A Hurricane Warning was issued for Kauaʻi County late Sunday, Hawaii time.

The Hurricane Warning also covers parts of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, a chain of smaller islands and atolls northwest of Hawaii’s populated islands.

Lowell remains a powerful Category 3 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph. It’s 455 miles southwest of Lihue…

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