#Tropical Cyclones
Hawaiian Electric urges residents to prepare as above-average hurricane season approaches
With forecasters projecting a busier-than-normal Central Pacific hurricane season, Hawaiian Electric is calling on customers across the islands to build emergency plans before the first storm threatens.
Several areas in Central, Eastern Pacific being monitored for tropical development
None, however, are expected at this time to directly move into or over the Hawaiian Islands. But there is some uncertainty in the forecast early next week because of the possibility of a tropical disturbance forming and passing just south of the state that could bring heavier showers depending on how close it gets.
Are you prepared for hurricane season that begins today?
Hurricane season starts today for the Central Pacific that includes Hawaiʻi, with an estimate for the 2022 season of two to four tropical cyclones over the next six months. Are you prepared?
2020 Hurricane Season Below Average for Central Pacific Basin
The Central Pacific basin had two tropical cyclones — below the seasonal average — for the 2020 hurricane season. They were Tropical Storm Boris and Hurricane Douglas.
Forecast calls for up to three Tropical Cyclones this Hurricane Season
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center expects a below normal season with two to three tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific this year. An average season has four or five tropical cyclones, which includes tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes. Despite the outlook for less activity, forecasters remind the public to take each tropical system seriously. […]
