Hurricane Hone continues to strengthen as it makes its closest approach to Hawaii. The Category 1 hurricane now has winds of 85 mph, and the storm is still battering the Big Island of Hawaii with damaging winds and torrential rain as dangerous waves slam the coast.
HILO, Hawaii – Hurricane Hone made its closest approach to Hawaii early Sunday morning as the strengthening Category 1 hurricane blasted the Big Island with damaging wind gusts and flooding rain as large and dangerous waves continued to batter the coast.
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) in Honolulu said Hurricane Hone reached its closest point of approach to the Big Island, passing about 45 miles south-southwest of South Point, Hawaii, on Sunday morning.
A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for Hawaii’s Big Island, with communities there, like Hilo, seeing round after round of squally weather that has so far knocked out power to thousands of utility customers and forced officials to close several roads due to flooding.
