Tropical Storm Hone Forecast to Bring Strong Winds and Heavy Rain to Hawaii This Weekend

Published on August 24, 2024

HONOLULU—Tropical Storm Hone was expected to deliver strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend, particularly to the Big Island and Maui, as it passes south of the island chain. Forecasters believe it will strengthen to a Category 1 hurricane for part of the time it skirts past the state. A tropical storm watch was in effect Friday for Hawaii County, which includes all of the Big Island, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu. The August storm has evoked memories of the powerful hurricane south of Hawaii that helped fuel a deadly wildfire that destroyed Maui’s Lahaina town during a drought last summer, but the National Weather Service said Hone was not creating the same conditions....

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