Hurricane Lowell blacks out most of Kauai as offices and schools close statewide; NIFC holds the nation at Preparedness Level 4
Hurricane Lowell passes just west of Niihau and Kauai as a Category 2 storm, leaving roughly 92 percent of Kauai Island Utility Cooperative customers without power, closing Lihue Airport and the island's commercial ports, and shutting state and county offices, public schools and courts on both Kauai and Oahu. The National Interagency Fire Center holds the country at Preparedness Level 4 with 66 uncontained large fires and active evacuations in California, Oregon and Washington, while the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory raises Kilauea to Watch ahead of a new eruptive episode. Also today: a fast…
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