The first few months of the 2024 hurricane season were quiet in the Northeast Pacific Basin, but storm activity picked up in late August.
The first few months of the 2024 hurricane season were quiet in the Northeast Pacific Basin, but storm activity picked up in late August.
On August 20, a disturbance emerged southeast of Hawaii and strengthened steadily until five days later, when it passed 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of South Point on the Island of Hawai‘i as a Category 1 storm. When the VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the NOAA-21 satellite captured this image on August 25, Hurricane Hone was moving west-northwest at 14 miles (23 kilometers) per hour and weakening.
Though Hone did not strike the island chain directly, it still delivered damaging winds, soaking rains, and life-threatening surf. Some parts of Hawaii received more than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain within 24 hours and faced localized flash floods. Some 24,000 utility customers lost power initially, though the number dropped to 2,400 by the afternoon of August 26, according to PowerOutage.us
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