By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-08-19 14:01:32 | Updated at 2026-08-19 14:08:54
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An uprooted tree falls on a home in Volcano, Hawaii, on Aug. 16, 2026, after a severe weather system went through the area. Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP
MIAMI—A storm system moving west away from Hawaii has quickly strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said late Tuesday.
The hurricane was about 335 miles south-southeast of Maro Reef, the hurricane center said. The storm was moving west-northwest at 125 mph.
The hurricane center called it the first major hurricane of 2026 in the Central Pacific. Forecasters said they expected the storm to remain a hurricane for the next several days. They predicted it would strengthen tonight before slowly weakening.
A hurricane warning was issued for the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. A warning means hurricane conditions are expected in roughly 36 hours.
The storm had battered parts of Hawaii Sunday as it passed by without making landfall and weakened from a hurricane into a tropical storm. Crews were working to clean up and restore power in parts of the state
