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Hurricane Lowell lashed western Hawaii with powerful winds and torrential rain on Monday and Tuesday, causing power outages and raising flash flooding and mudslide concerns as the storm's center passed west of the islands early Tuesday.

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**Hurricane Lowell** struck western Hawaii on Monday and Tuesday with powerful winds and torrential rain, causing power outages and triggering concerns about flash flooding and mudslides.

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The storm's center passed west of the islands early Tuesday, sparing a direct landfall but still delivering damaging winds and rain to the western side of the state.

Hurricane Lowell Hammers Western Hawaii — SkimNews

By BBC Environment · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-09

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Hurricane Lowell struck western Hawaii on Monday and Tuesday with powerful winds and torrential rain, causing power outages and triggering concerns about flash flooding and mudslides.
The storm's center passed west of the islands early Tuesday, sparing a direct landfall but still delivering damaging winds and rain to the western side of the state.

Why it matters: Even with the eye passing west of the islands, western Hawaii residents face simultaneous power outages and flash flooding and mudslide threats — a stack of hazards that compounds the disruption of a storm that narrowly missed a direct hit.