Category 4 Hurricane Lane inches closer to Hawaii

Maximum sustained winds of 145 mph

ROANOKE, Va – Powerful category 4 Hurricane lane continues to move closer to paradise, While it has weakened slightly, Lane is still a very dangerous storm. Hurricane warnings have been expanded to include more of the island chain.

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Lane is expected to turn to the north moving closer to Hawaii over the next 36 hours before abruptly turning west. A direct landfall on one of islands is still possible.

Lane will be moving into a less favorable environment over the next couple of days, but is still forecast to maintain hurricane status as it moves dangerously close to Ohau and Kauai.

Regardless if Lane makes a landfall or not, hurricane force wind gusts will still be likely on the islands along with life-threatening storm surge and 10-20 inches of rain.


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Jonathan Kegges joined the News 6 team in June 2019 and now covers weather on TV and all digital platforms.

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