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.
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...