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08-30-2016, 01:36 AM
Two major hurricanes are vying to become the first to strike Big Island of Hawaii
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In the vast Pacific Ocean, the island state of Hawaii is a relatively small target for hurricanes to hit. In fact, ** hurricane has ever made a direct hit on the Big Island of Hawaii in recorded history.*
Right **w, however, **t one but two storms are vying to become the first to do so, with Hurricanes Madeline and Lester churning the waters of the Pacific Ocean, on course for a close encounter with the Big Island later this week.
SEE ALSO: Lightning strike kills more than 300 reindeer in **rway (http://mashable.com/2016/08/29/lightning-strike-kills-hundreds-of-**rway-reindeer/)
Hurricane Madeline, which had maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour making it a Category 3 storm as of 5:00 p.m. ET, is projected to curve into or south of the Big Island between Wednesday and Thursday, local time.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/29/two-hurricanes-head-toward-hawaii/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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In the vast Pacific Ocean, the island state of Hawaii is a relatively small target for hurricanes to hit. In fact, ** hurricane has ever made a direct hit on the Big Island of Hawaii in recorded history.*
Right **w, however, **t one but two storms are vying to become the first to do so, with Hurricanes Madeline and Lester churning the waters of the Pacific Ocean, on course for a close encounter with the Big Island later this week.
SEE ALSO: Lightning strike kills more than 300 reindeer in **rway (http://mashable.com/2016/08/29/lightning-strike-kills-hundreds-of-**rway-reindeer/)
Hurricane Madeline, which had maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour making it a Category 3 storm as of 5:00 p.m. ET, is projected to curve into or south of the Big Island between Wednesday and Thursday, local time.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/29/two-hurricanes-head-toward-hawaii/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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