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Canada Goose sale HONOLULU People in Hawaii are scrambling to gather emergency supplies and food as Hurricane Lane inches dangerously close to the islands as a Category 4 storm. Canada Goose sale

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Some residents on the Big Island started seeing rain as early as Wednesday afternoon. She and her partner are temporarily renting an apartment in Keeau that she says is prone to flooding.

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Mana also said that there were some things she had left behind during the evacuation that could be useful in a hurricane, including a generator that would’ve powered canada goose outlet usa a medical machine she uses at night.

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Canada Goose Jackets There only one grocery store in my neighborhood and last night it was hectic. Essentials were first to go: Water, canned goods, propane tanks, etc. Dangerous conditions could begin in Maui County, including the islands of Lanai and Molokai, as early as Thursday and worsen by Thursday night. Oahu can expect to feel the storm’s effects as canada goose outlet in uk early as Thursday night, with conditions worsening by Friday. Kauai County, including the island of Niihau, remains on a hurricane watch. Canada Goose Jackets

Phil Klotzbach,a meteorologist at Colorado State University, said Hurricane Lane was an “unusual” storm for the Central Pacific region because storms rarely strengthen in that area.

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Klotzbach said the wind shear was weak as the hurricane crawled closer to Hawaii, allowing Hurricane Lane canada goose outlet official “the opportunity to strengthen and maintain its strong intensity.”

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Lane is expected to bring a total of 10 to 15 inches of rain to the Hawaiian islands, with some parts seeing over 20 inches of rain, the hurricane center said late Wednesday. The storm is also expected to generate large, slow moving swells and cause a canada goose outlet storm surge of an estimated 2 to 4 feet above canada goose outlet kokemuksia normal tide levels on west and south shores of the islands.

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Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell warned residents on Oahu on Wednesday that the city was “planning for the worse, but we’re hoping for the best.”

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