Flossie downgraded as it churns near Hawaii

[soblessed53]

Hurricane forecast to lash Big Island with up to 10 inches of rain

HONOLULU - Hurricane Flossie was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane Tuesday as it roared on course to brush the Big Island hours after guarded residents were rattled by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20228092/

It was sounding much worse yesterday,so I'm glad they were spared that,anyway! 10" of rain is serious though!

 

[pgp_protector]

Ahh the joys of Hawaii this week

Storms & Earthquakes.

http://www.product-reviews.net/2007/08/14/hawaii-earthquake-with-a-53-magnitude-hits-the-big-island/

 

[UberLutheran]

One thing going for Hawaii is that as a general rule, it is not in a favorable area for tropical storm generation or development.

Only in very unusual circumstances do hurricanes actually strike one of the Hawaiian Islands.