Tag: Walaka

  • Update: Hurricane Walaka has Grown to Category 5

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    At 11:00 p.m., the center of Hurricane Walaka was located about 955 miles west-southwest of Honolulu or about 210 miles south of Johnston Island. Walaka is moving toward the north-northwest near 8 mph. A turn toward the north is expected later tonight with an increase in forward speed expected Tuesday through Wednesday. On the forecast […]

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  • Tropical Storm Walaka Can Be Hazardous to Hawaii

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    There’s now a tropical cyclone with a Hawaiian name. Tropical Storm Walaka formed Saturday morning some 680 miles south of Honolulu. It was given a Hawaiian name since it formed in the Central Pacific, the first one to do so. It is the sixth tropical cyclone in the Central Pacific basin. The Central Pacific Hurricane […]

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