Two Major Storms Headed Toward Hawaii

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NOAA’s GOES-West satellite captured this image of a very active Eastern and Central Pacific, hosting three tropical cyclones (from left to right) Genevieve, Iselle and Julio, August 5. Captions and Photo source: NASA/NOAA GOES Project

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Two storms, Hurricane Iselle and Tropical Storm Julio, are headed for Hawaii later this week in an unusual one-two punch that could be an effect of a developing El Nino pattern, the National Weather Service said…

It is extremely rare to have such major storms in such quick succession, according to Weather Channel lead meteorologist Kevin Roth. He said the most recent example was in 1982 when two significantly weaker tropical storms and depressions hit ten days apart…

Read Full Article, NBC News

Iselle to Impact Hawaii With Rain, Wind and Rough Seas, AcuWeather

NASA Sees Heavy Rain in Hurricane Iselle as it Heads Toward Hawaii, NASA

NASA Sees Tropical Storm Julio as Part of a Heated Eastern Pacific, NASA

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