ReportagemHurricane Nolo Turns Away, but Flood Risk Persists on Hawaiʻi IslandEscrito 27 de setembro de 2026 às 06:16 UTCVerTranscrição0:11On September 10th, we reported offshore Lowell damaged Kauai and Nihau.0:16Now NOLO drenches Hawaii Island.0:18NOLO's hurricane watch has been canceled, but rain is still intensifying and0:22flooding and mudslides could be life-threatening.0:25How much danger remains after the storms turn away from the island?0:28By Saturday, September 26th, some places on the big island had received nearly a0:32foot of rain.0:33That is an observation from some locations, not a final total for the island.0:37Another 8 to 10 inches was possible, especially across its south and east.0:41Whether that additional rain fell and where has not been established.0:44The distinction matters on ground that has already taken heavy rain.0:47A forecast is not a measurement, but further rainfall could send water into roads0:52and homes or destabilize slopes.0:54The September 27th rain risk update does not establish that catastrophic flooding or0:59a mudslide actually occurred.1:00Tropical storm conditions were already occurring on Hawaii Island on Saturday.1:05Gusts of 50 to 60 miles per hour had occurred in some places, particularly near1:09higher mountains.1:10A separate forecast put possible gusts as high as 75 miles per hour.1:14That higher figure was not an observed wind speed.1:17By September 27th, strong winds and rough surf had also reached Oahu, including the1:21Waikiki and Diamond Head area.1:24No specific damage or measured surge there has been established.1:27NOLO's center stayed offshore.1:29One Saturday update placed it a little more than 150 miles south of the Big Island1:34and expected it to move west, taking the heaviest rain away.1:37At eight that morning, a separate account put the center about 145 miles south of1:41Ka'u, moving west at 3 miles per hour.1:44Those approximate distances refer to different places and reporting times.1:48They are not a measured change in distance from one point.1:51Conditions were expected to improve from Saturday night, especially on Sunday and1:54Monday, but improvement in the affected communities has not been verified.1:58No direct landfall was projected.2:00An offshore center, though, does not keep its rain, wind, or surf offshore.2:04The Big Island's hurricane watch was still in effect at 8 Saturday morning and was2:08canceled later that day.2:09The exact cancellation time is not verified.2:12A tropical storm warning for Hawaii County and a flood watch across the island2:15remained when it was canceled.2:17We cannot establish whether either alert was still in force later Sunday.2:20A watch cancellation is a change in the expected hurricane wind threat, not evidence2:25that flood water has receded.2:27Friday's outlook explains why preparations were extensive.2:30On September 25th, NOLO was a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 105 miles2:35per hour, moving at about 5 miles per hour.2:38The Big Island entered a hurricane watch, meaning hurricane conditions were possible2:41within roughly 24 to 36 hours.2:43Maui was under a tropical storm watch.2:46Forecasts warned of 10 to 25 inches of rain across affected areas, locally more than2:512 feet, and up to 10 inches on Maui.2:53An early discussion allowed for Category 4 strength and winds up to 140 miles per2:58hour over the next 72 hours.3:00That was a possibility, not a strength verified to have occurred.3:04Other early rainfall projections included 15 to 20 inches widely and a possible3:08local maximum of 35 inches.3:10In one forecast, an estimate as high as three feet was revised down to around two3:15feet.3:16Another still allowed locally more than two feet.3:18Those changing ceilings cannot be treated as final accumulation.3:22Saturday's more localized update separated the nearly one foot already recorded in3:26some places from the additional eight to ten inches still possible.3:29The storm's reported strength change too.3:31An earlier Saturday account still placed NOLO at category two with winds above one3:35hundred miles per hour.3:36By Saturday evening it was reported at category one with sustained winds above3:40ninety.3:41A separate September twenty-seven account described category two and one hundred and3:44five mile per hour winds, but did not identify a Sunday advisory supporting that as3:48the latest measurement.3:49The latest clearly dated strength in this material is Saturday evening's Category 13:54report.3:54NOLO's Sunday intensity is not verified.3:57A bulletin valid early Saturday had placed the storm near 16.9 degrees north and4:01155.3 degrees west, moving north at three knots with ninety knot sustained winds.4:07That is a historical position before the later westward turn.4:11not a Sunday fix.4:12People had prepared before the closest approach.4:14Shelters opened in Hawaii and Maui counties.4:16In Hilo, residents described hunkering down and many events were canceled as a4:20precaution.4:21State and county offices, public schools, and University of Hawaii campuses on4:24Hawaii Island were set to close Thursday and Friday, September 24th and 25.4:27Maui County closures expanded Friday.4:29Parks, campsites, forest reserves, state-managed trails, and natural area reserves4:34closed on Hawaii Island beginning Thursday and on Maui and Molokai beginning Friday.4:39Those are dated decisions, not proof that every site remains closed.4:42Reopening dates have not been verified.4:44President Donald Trump approved a pre-landfall federal emergency declaration on4:48September 25 after Hawaii requested it.4:51It covers Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui counties, and the city and county of Honolulu.4:55It authorizes federal emergency protective measures, including direct federal4:59assistance with a 75% federal share of eligible costs.5:02That does not mean 75% of all storm damage will be reimbursed or established that5:07any household has received aid.5:09The federal incident description calls the event Tropical Storm NOLO, while the5:13governor's announcement calls the approaching system Hurricane NOLO.5:16Neither administrative wording establishes its later measured strength.5:19One account mentioned a closed Big Island mountain highway, but its name, location,5:23cause, damage, and reopening time have not been verified.5:26The answer to the flood question is therefore limited.5:29Nearly a foot had fallen in some places by Saturday.5:32More rain was possible, and the September 27th risk remains serious even as NOLO5:36turned away.5:37There is no verified final island rainfall total, Sunday storm advisory or later5:42warning status in the checked material, nor is there a confirmed storm death,5:46injury, flood damage total, or landslide damage total.Ler o artigoCronologia da históriaHeyDexO vídeo curto ↗Quem noticiou o quêPontos noticiados por mais de um órgão de comunicação✓Forecast rainfall totals for the Big IslandConfirmado de forma independente · 4 órgãos✓Nolo's Category 2 statusConfirmado de forma independente · 4 órgãos✓Flooding risk from Hurricane NoloConfirmado de forma independente · 3 órgãosRain already received in Hawaii3 órgãos✓National Guard rescues and assistanceConfirmado de forma independente · 3 órgãosDangerous surf along the Big Island's southern coast3 órgãos✓Nolo's expected path avoiding a direct hitConfirmado de forma independente · 3 órgãosRecent hurricanes affecting Hawaii3 órgãosNolo's expected westward movement3 órgãosNolo skirting the Hawaiian islands3 órgãos✓Hurricane watch for the Big IslandConfirmado de forma independente · 2 órgãos✓Mudslide concerns from Nolo's rainConfirmado de forma independente · 2 órgãosFederal disaster assistance declaration2 órgãosHurricane Polo's rapid strengthening2 órgãos✓Wind gusts observed in HawaiiConfirmado de forma independente · 2 órgãosNolo moving away from the Big Island2 órgãosHeavy rain and winds reaching the islands2 órgãosShelters opened in Hawaii and Maui counties2 órgãosAtlantic season without a full-blown hurricane2 órgãosDamage from Hurricane La2 órgãosNolo's sustained wind strength2 órgãosSchool and government office closures2 órgãosEstimated recovery cost from major disasters2 órgãosWind alerts and reported winds on the Big Island2 órgãosCada linha é a afirmação tal como a registámos da reportagem desse órgão. 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