Hurricane Hone reached its closest point to Hawai'i some 45 miles south-southwest of South Point, on Hawai'i's Big Island, on Sunday morning, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu. The Category 1 storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 80 mph some 160 miles from Honolulu as it continued to move away from the state late Sunday morning, per the NHC. Threat level: The hurricane was bringing heavy rains 'capable of causing flash flooding to the Big Island and causing strong winds areawide' throughout Sunday, the National Weather Service's Honolulu office noted in a forecast discussion.
In addition to Hurricane Hone, the NHC issued advisories for the newly formed Tropical Storm Hector and the weakening Category 3 Hurricane Gilma. Neither of these storms posed any immediate threats to land. Meanwhile in Japan, forecasters warned that Typhoon Shanshan would strengthen on Tuesday ahead of approaching near western and eastern Japan, where it could dump heavy rains and powerful winds, indicating an ongoing trend of severe weather activity in the Pacific.
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