Hawaii declares statewide emergency as three Pacific hurricanes track west; severe storms leave more than a quarter million without power in Michigan

EM Morning Brief · Sep 4, 2026 · 14m · transcript

Hawaii is under a statewide emergency proclamation as the Central Pacific Hurricane Center tracks Hurricane Lowell, Hurricane Karina and Hurricane Marie, with Lowell forecast to turn toward Kauai and Niihau early next week. The national preparedness level holds at 5 with 78 uncontained large fires and more than 19,000 personnel committed, and evacuations continue in Washington, Oregon and California. A multi day severe weather outbreak leaves more than a quarter million customers without power in Michigan, puts the City of Erie under a local state of emergency, and closes schools in suburban…