Things look bad, bad, and worse for the Hawaiin Islands, as both Iselle & Julio continue being forecast to impact the islands, with at least moderate tropical storm intensity.

Hawaii has had only three direct hits from hurricanes since 1950, the last being Hurricane Iniki in 1992, which tragically claimed 6 lives, and leveled over $3 billion in 2014 USD worth of damage.

Iniki caught CPHC very off guard, approaching from the south, and maintaining its intensity. Most tropical cyclones approach Hawaii from the east, and weaken rapidly, usually even to the point of being declared remnants.

While official records show that only one tropical storm, and zero hurricanes, have ever hit the islands from the east, the combination of easily saturated ground and mountainous terrain can result in significant flooding during the passage of merely a remnant tropical low, and both residents and vacationers should now be bringing their tropical cyclone readiness plans to completion, as this will likely be a double whammy.

Earlier today, Wed, Aug 6, this breathtaking satellite image was taken by GOES-West, capturing all three central & eastern Pacific hurricanes. I can not recall the last time I have ever seen an image quite like this out there.