Torrential rains, winds from Hurricane Lowell leaves 30,000 without power
- The Category 1 hurricane misses Kauai but causes widespread destruction, power outages and evacuations.
- Catastrophic winds and torrential rains from Hurricane Lowell have pelted Hawaii’s western island of Kauai, knocking out power to at least 30,000 residents and ripping up tracts of beachside roads.
- Vicious winds knocked down trees and left nearly 92 percent of Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) residents without power by early Tuesday as the storm moved north into the open sea.
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- The Category 1 hurricane misses Kauai but causes widespread destruction, power outages and evacuations.
- Catastrophic winds and torrential rains from Hurricane Lowell have pelted Hawaii’s western island of Kauai, knocking out power to at least 30,000 residents and ripping up tracts of beachside roads.
- Vicious winds knocked down trees and left nearly 92 percent of Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) residents without power by early Tuesday as the storm moved north into the open sea.
Sources: The Independent, Al Jazeera