Nolo strengthened into a hurricane late Thursday, but has since stalled its approach so far this weekend to Hawaii, as an upper-level ridge builds westward toward the state.
However, it is still expected to produce “catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding” for parts of the Big Island that could see up to 35 inches of rain, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The storm is located 145 miles south of South Point, Hawaii, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, making the storm a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale.
The Big Island is under a Hurricane Watch, as well as a Tropical Storm Warning. A Tropical…
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