Tropical Storm Hone forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend
Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Hone is expected to deliver strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend as it passes south of the island chain. It’s expected to strengthen to a Category 1 hurricane for part of the time. The National Weather Service issued a tropical storm watch that was in effect Friday for Hawaii County in anticipation of Hone. The August storm is evoking memories of the powerful hurricane south of Hawaii that helped fuel a deadly wildfire that destroyed Maui’s Lahaina town last year. But the weather service says Hone is not creating the same conditions. Hone has maximum sustained winds at 50 mph Friday.
