Back-to-Back Hurricanes Head Towards Hawaii

Pray for Hawaiian Residents' Safety and Protection

By Austin Roscoe Published on August 30, 2016

The National Weather Service on Tuesday issued a hurricane warning for Hawaii as not one but two hurricanes make their way toward the Big Island.

Hurricane Madeline, which briefly became a Category 4 storm Tuesday morning before weakening back down to a Category 2, is projected to come “dangerously close” to Hawaii’s Big Island by Wednesday — with a possibility of making landfall. Category 4 hurricanes cause “catastrophic damage,” according to the National Hurricane Center, while Category 2 storms have “extremely dangerous winds” that will cause “extensive damage.”

The hurricane Madeline alone would be unusual. The Weather Channel reports that “dating to 1949, there is no record of a hurricane landfalling on the Big Island of Hawaii.”

However, while being under a hurricane watch for Madeline, the island also have a second hurricane to think about. Hurricane Lester is still a ways out from Hawaii, but is projected to pass the Big Island on Saturday, a mere three days after Madeline, as a Category 1 storm. Category 1 means the storm has “very dangerous winds” that will cause “some damage.”

Such a one-two hit would be unprecedented for the Hawaiian islands. Only 13 hurricanes have even come near the islands (within 200 miles) over the past 65 years.

Pray for safety and protection as Hawaii’s residents prepare for the coming storms.

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