HILO, Hawaii -- Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas of the island chain still recovering from previous storms.
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More rain expected for Kauai County as Hurricane Nolo passes Hawaii
"This 3 in 2 months. I've never seen this chain of hurricanes coming together all at once before." As Hurricane Nolo approaches Hawaii, Bay Area residents with family and friends on the islands are closely monitoring conditions and checking in with loved ones, particularly those on the Big Island.
Kaʻu residents on the Big Island are beginning the recovery process and expressing relief following Hurricane Nolo, which caused minimal damage compared to the recent destruction from Lala.
HILO, Hawaii -- Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas of the island chain still recovering from previous storms.
With parts of the Big Island still trying to recover from Lala, Nolo meanders away from the state, but brings rain, surf, high winds — and a sense of relief.
Hurricane Nolo continued to pass farther south of the Hawaiian Islands, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the state, flooding roads on Hawaii island and prompting five high-water rescues as emergency crews worked through Sunday to respond to storm impacts.
KEAAU — Hurricane Nolo sent bands of rain across parts of Hawaii island Saturday but took a track far to the south that spared the battered island from the kind of dangerous flooding it saw last month.
Hurricane Nolo remained a powerful Category 4 storm far southwest of the main Hawaiian Islands early today, generating dangerous surf along south-facing shores while forecasters expected the storm to turn toward the north later this week.
LIHU‘E — Hurricane Nolo is passing well southwest and west of the main Hawaiian Islands, but its outer rain bands are forecast to bring 3 to 6 inches of rain to Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau from today through Thursday, with the potential for flooding and mudslides, according to the National Weather Service.
Hurricane Nolo weakened overnight as it moved north, well west of the main Hawaiian Islands, but forecasters said Kauai and Niihau still face rising rain and surf hazards through Thursday, with an elevated risk of flooding.
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