Hurricane season begins in Hawai'i
HONOLULU (AP) _ Weather and emergency experts are warning Hawaii residents to prepare for hurricane season, which began June 1st.
A below-average number of tropical cyclones are expected in the Central Pacific this year, but officials warn that it only takes one cyclone to wreak havoc.
Jim Weyman at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center says residents shouldn't believe the myths that Kauai is the only island at risk, or that they would be protected by the Big Island's mountains.
Weyman says all the islands are at equal risk. Mountains wouldn't slow a hurricane down.
Two or three tropical storms are expected to reach the Central Pacific this year. Usually, there are four or five storms in a hurricane season.
Hurricane season picks up in July, August and September.
Weyman says residents should prepare emergency kits with extra water, food, flashlights, a radio and other supplies.
A below-average number of tropical cyclones are expected in the Central Pacific this year, but officials warn that it only takes one cyclone to wreak havoc.
Jim Weyman at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center says residents shouldn't believe the myths that Kauai is the only island at risk, or that they would be protected by the Big Island's mountains.
Weyman says all the islands are at equal risk. Mountains wouldn't slow a hurricane down.
Two or three tropical storms are expected to reach the Central Pacific this year. Usually, there are four or five storms in a hurricane season.
Hurricane season picks up in July, August and September.
Weyman says residents should prepare emergency kits with extra water, food, flashlights, a radio and other supplies.
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