Hawaii hurricane 2020 douglas. Cnn hurricane douglas the strongest storm on the planet right now is approaching hawaii but is forecast to weaken before it reaches the island chain this weekend. Sunday hawaii standard time 5 am. The storm peaked as a category.
At mid afternoon the storm was 100 miles 160 kilometers east of honolulu. Maui was projected to have the brunt of the storm before douglas moved on to honolulu in the afternoon. It had maximum sustained winds of 90 mph making it a category 1 hurricane.
Located in favorable conditions the wave began to organize on july 19. On july 23 douglas become a. Airlines and shipping lines resumed normal operations monday.
Surfers take on large waves generated by hurricane douglas at laie beach park sunday july 26 2020 in laie hawaii. The eighth tropical cyclone fourth named storm first hurricane and first major hurricane of the ongoing 2020 pacific hurricane season douglas originated from a tropical wave which entered the basin in mid july. The very large swell from hurricane douglas has arrived along east facing shores of the big island and maui county and will continue to build there and then spread to oahu and kauai today.
Hurricane douglas menaces hawaii coast threatening heavy rain strong winds as the storm pulls away from the hawaiian islands the last of douglas rain bands will leave the island of kauai by. The last remaining warning was lifted early monday and hurricane douglas continued to move away from hawaii after skirting to the. Douglas first organized from a tropical depression more than 2000 miles east of hawaii earning its name as a tropical storm on july 21 as it drifted west southwest.