Torrential rains, winds from Hurricane Lowell leaves 30,000 without power

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Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage to Kauai, Hawaii, overnight, leaving approximately 30,000 residents without power. Although the Category 1 hurricane did not make landfall on the island, its strong winds and torrential rains resulted in downed trees, power poles, and lines, leading to widespread destruction. Coastal roads experienced flooding, prompting roughly 300 residents to evacuate. Emergency officials are urging residents to conserve water and stay off the roads while crews assess damage and work to restore services. The storm's remnants are also expected to bring dangerous surf to the Southern California coast for several days.

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Roughly 300 residents were forced to evacuate due to flooding.

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Approximately 92 percent of Kauai Island Utility Cooperative residents were without power by early Tuesday.

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Torrential rains and winds from Hurricane Lowell left 30,000 residents in Kauai without power.

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Hurricane Lowell caused widespread destruction, including downed trees and ripped-up roads.

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Dangerous surf from the remnants of the hurricane will impact the Southern California coast for several days.

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Full report

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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" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="201668" data-entity-type="organization">Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) residents without power by early Tuesday as the storm moved north into the open sea.While the now-weakened Category 1 hurricane did not make landfall on Kauai, it blew down trees, power poles and lines, causing massive destruction from about 128 kilometres (80 miles) west of the island, according to the Hawaii-county-civil-defense-agency" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="201669" data-entity-type="organization">Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.With approximately 85mph (137km/h) wind gusts, the storm brought a deluge that flooded coastal roads and forced roughly 300 residents to evacuate.The centre of the storm passed west of the islands in the overnight hours on Tuesday and receded further throughout the day, but dangerous surf from the remnants of the hurricane will impact the Southern California coast for several days given the intensity of the winds, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.Emergency officials are asking residents to conserve water and stay off the roads.Hawaiian mayor Derek Kawakami said that there was “extensive damage” being reported on Tuesday.“Everyone’s participation has gone from preparation to sheltering to staying off roads …. to now gathering data and information,” the mayor stated.The Kauai-county-government" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="201670" data-entity-type="organization">Kauai County government urged locals to shelter in place to allow crews to assess damage, clear debris, and restore power and services safely.This satellite image released by NOAA shows Hurricane Lowell approaching Hawaii, on September 6, 2026 [NOAA via AP]Flooding and mudslides will continue to be a risk through the day, said Eric Blake of the National Hurricane Center.

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