Disaster Hurricane Lane barrels into Hawaii - Because a currently erupting volcano is not enough

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Lane had previously crossed the Category 5 line. "It's one of only two recorded Category 5 hurricanes to pass within 350 miles of the Big Island's South Point," KGMB reported. "The last: Hurricane John in 1994."

On Tuesday, the weather service issued a hurricane warning for the Big Island and a hurricane watch for Oahu, Maui and other smaller islands.

"On its forecast track, the center of Lane will move very close to or over the main Hawaiian Islands from Thursday-Saturday. ... Slow weakening is forecast ... but Lane is forecast to remain a dangerous hurricane as it draws closer to the Hawaiian Islands," the weather service's Central Pacific Hurricane Center, in Honolulu, warned late Tuesday.

The center said Lane's heavy rain and strong winds could bring heavy swells, flash flooding and landslides. Even if the center of Lane doesn't make landfall, the islands could be walloped with rain and wind.

NASA and NOAA shared an view of the hurricane from space showing the huge swirling storm clouds closing in on Hawaii. The image, taken by the GOES-15 satellite on Wednesday, reveals the well-developed eye of the storm positioned about 300 miles south of the Big Island.

This image from the GOES-15 satellite shows Hurricane Lane, with a well-defined eye, positioned about 300 miles south of Hawaii's Big Island at 2 p.m. ET on August 22, 2018.

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Public schools on the Big Island and in Maui County were closed Wednesday until further notice.

Hawaii Gov. David Ige is allowing non-essential state employees on the Big Island and Maui to go on administrative leave from Wednesday to Friday as Hurricane Lane approaches. Employees on Hawaii and Maui islands who work in disaster response as well as in hospitals and prisons are required to report to their jobs, the governor said.

Longtime Hawaii residents recalled a devastating 1992 hurricane as they prepared for Hurricane Lane.

Kauai resident Mike Miranda was 12 when Hurricane Iniki struck the island 26 years ago. "A lot of people are comparing the similarities between Iniki and Lane," he said.

Iniki's turn into the islands was sudden, he recalled.

"I remember how very little rain fell. But I remember the wind being the strongest force of nature I've ever witnessed and probably the scariest sounds I've ever heard in my life," he said. Utility poles were down all over the island, and his 7th-grade classes were held in Army tents for several months.

Miranda said his family is used to preparing for hurricane season.

"A lot of people who moved here and never experienced a hurricane. They're the ones rushing to the store," he said.

Any Hawaiian Kiwis out there?

 

[ASU]

On the other hand, Hurricane Iniki in 1992 hit the island of Kauai HARD, and caused significant damage. Being a Category 4 storm at the time of landfall, the winds did contribute significantly to the damage.

That's where I am.

People are really preparing now. Plywood (to cover windows) is sold out all over the island. Some breakfast restaurants had half-menus today due to eggs being sold out. People are discussing which shelters will be safest. Animals are starting to react: Kauai is usually covered in free-roaming chickens and cats but they are tucked in close to their nests today. Stores in my area have run out of milk and other perishables. Some stores are even running low on canned foods, although only on the most desirable products. Bottled water is gone, people are buying beer and Gatorade instead. The locals I know are still relaxed and getting drunk. Tourists are going home early, flight prices have been reduced.

 

[lechatnoir]

That's where I am.

People are really preparing now. Plywood (to cover windows) is sold out all over the island. Some breakfast restaurants had half-menus today due to eggs being sold out. People are discussing which shelters will be safest. Animals are starting to react: Kauai is usually covered in free-roaming chickens and cats but they are tucked in close to their nests today. Stores in my area have run out of tard cum and other perishables. Some stores are even running low on canned foods, although only on the most desirable products. Bottled water is gone, people are buying beer and Gatorade instead. The locals I know are still relaxed and getting drunk. Tourists are going home early, flight prices have been reduced.

Stay safe.

 

[The Great Chandler]

That's where I am.

People are really preparing now. Plywood (to cover windows) is sold out all over the island. Some breakfast restaurants had half-menus today due to eggs being sold out. People are discussing which shelters will be safest. Animals are starting to react: Kauai is usually covered in free-roaming chickens and cats but they are tucked in close to their nests today. Stores in my area have run out of tard cum and other perishables. Some stores are even running low on canned foods, although only on the most desirable products. Bottled water is gone, people are buying beer and Gatorade instead. The locals I know are still relaxed and getting drunk. Tourists are going home early, flight prices have been reduced.

You two should meet and get some good boy points along with it.

 

[Thiletonomics]

You two should meet and get some good boy points along with it.

Sadly, I'm from Oahu, which makes that not possible because trying to get an interisland flight right now is not the smartest idea.

 

[ASU]

Stay safe.

Thanks but it's Wednesday and the hurricane is due on this island Saturday so we have at least three more days of intoxication to look forward to before we're in any danger.

The hurricane could change paths between then and now and miss us. Regardless of whether it does or it doesn't, most people l know will respond by throwing one hell of a party...

I asked the cashier at a small locally-owned store how things were going and she said it was fine so far. They had bottled water, eggs, etc for sale. She said "People come in and go out. There is no chaos yet". She said none of their items had sold out, so the only places running low so far are the large chain-stores, which are cheaper.

Edit: Everything that can't be produced here comes in by boat so prices are sometimes 8x mainland prices. Chain superstores are cheaper but mom & pops still exist because locals are loyal af.

 

[Coldgrip]

Fixed that for ya.

And the lava-hurricane was skull shaped.

 

[sasazuka]

I'm shocked that the volcano is still erupting. When the hell is that thing going to finish, anyway?

The Kilauea eruption has been going on since 1983 but the flow from the fissures in the East Rift Zone (Leilani Estates eastward) that started in May has mostly stopped. The fissures, especially #8, ejected cubic miles of magma, so some of it is still molten and flowing, but there doesn't seem to be much of any new lava being added. So, it's mostly "finished" for now.

 

[Thiletonomics]

The Big Island has been hit with torrential rain as a result of Lane, with over a foot of rainfall in certain places so far. Still just cloud cover and some light rain here on Oahu so far, which means that the big stuff is still yet to come (or may not).

Update: There were floods reported on Maui, and several power outages were also reported there, including an outage at Kahului Airport.

 

[ASU]

Everything's quiet on Kauai. Stores have restocked their shelves, tourists have mostly left. Along the beaches a lot of people were sitting under Banyan trees watching the rain and listening to music.

 

[Thiletonomics]

Lane has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane. The winds are picking up a bit here on Oahu, but the worst (if it does happen) is still yet to come.

 

[Syaoran Li]

Stay safe out there, Hawaiian Kiwis.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

Everything's quiet on Kauai. Stores have restocked their shelves, tourists have mostly left. Along the beaches a lot of people were sitting under Banyan trees watching the rain and listening to music.

Seems pretty comfy and kawaii.

 

[The Fair Lady]

My cousin is over there right now. She's fine though.

 

[Thiletonomics]

Hurricane Lane has now been downgraded to Category 1, but is moving at a snail's pace. It's a big waiting game of if or when Oahu will be affected by the storm.

 

[sasazuka]

Live stream of the surf from four different beach webcams in Hawaii (one on Hawaii island, one on Maui, and two on Oahu).

Mostly choppy waters but there is at least one surfer visible on the Turtle & Kawela Bays webcam from northwest Oahu.

 

[The Great Chandler]

Live stream of the surf from four different beach webcams in Hawaii (one on Hawaii island, one on Maui, and two on Oahu).

Mostly choppy waters but there is at least one surfer visible on the Turtle & Kawela Bays webcam from northwest Oahu.

 

[XYZpdq]

Yeah over in Florida cat1 is like, oh damn I guess I might bring in the patio furniture.

 

[Thiletonomics]

And Lane has weakened to a Tropical Storm. The waiting game on Oahu is still in progress.

Update: Looks like that places are already beginning to open up again, so Oahu appears to be safe from the storm.