Two hurricanes on course for historic encounter with Big Island of Hawaii
 

Two hurricanes on course for historic encounter with Big Island of Hawaii
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The Big Island of Hawaii is facing a serious threat from **t one but two powerful hurricanes, either of which could become the first such storm to make landfall there since records began in 1949.

If both storms — Hurricanes Madeline and Lester — were to make landfall on the Big Island, it would be even more astounding compared to the island's hurricane history. However, this scenario currently appears unlikely.

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On satellite images and computer model simulations, the two storms are forming what appears to be a giant grimace in the Central Pacific, with the Intertropical Convergence Zone as the mouth.* Read more...

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