00:00Hurricane Lowell just tightened its grip on Hawaii overnight.
00:03Kauai County has been upgraded to a full hurricane warning
00:06as Lowell closed to within 175 miles of the island.
00:10Tracking toward a close pass just west of Niihau,
00:13Leehu's airport shut down Monday afternoon
00:16and clocked sustained winds of 38 miles per hour
00:19with gusts near 50, hours before the storm's closest approach.
00:24Oahu remains under a tropical storm warning,
00:26and forecasters extended a flash flood warning into the evening.
00:30With isolated rainfall, totals expected to reach 12 inches on Kauai.
00:35Emergency officials also warned that a few tornadoes were possible
00:39near Kauai and Niihau overnight.
00:41A statewide high surf warning is in effect too,
00:44with waves building to 20 feet on exposed south and west shores.
00:49Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency is urging anyone
00:52in low-lying or flood-prone areas to stay alert through Tuesday.
00:56as Lowell finally pulls away from the islands.
00:59Disclosure, this video contains stock footage and content created
01:02or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
