Ed DunhamAdministrator
(Former Meteorologist & CFHC Forum Moderator (Ed Passed Away on May 14, 2017))
Fri Aug 08 2014 09:28 AM
Re: Atlantic Quiet. Hurricane Warnings up for the Big Island of Hawaii

Iselle made landfall on the Big Isle of Hawaii as a strong tropical storm.

TROPICAL STORM ISELLE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP092014
245 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

...CENTER OF ISELLE MAKES LANDFALL...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISELLE MADE LANDFALL AT ABOUT 230 AM
HST...1230 UTC...ALONG THE KAU COAST ON THE BIG ISLAND...ABOUT 5
MILES EAST OF PAHALA.

SUMMARY OF 245 AM HST...1245 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.2N 155.4W
ABOUT 40 MI...64 KM SSW OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 225 MI...365 KM SE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES