Hurricane Douglas rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moves toward Hawaii

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

Hurricane Douglas rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moves toward Hawaii

By Judson Jones, Derek Van Dam and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Meteorologists
Updated 1728 GMT (0128 HKT) July 23, 2020

(CNN) — Douglas has rapidly intensified into a Category 3 hurricane on Thursday with wind speeds of 120 mph.

"The Hawaiian Islands should monitor the progress of Douglas," the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

The storm is over 1,000 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, but is moving west-northwest toward the island chain.

The forecast track from the NHC has the storm approaching the islands on Sunday.

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[msongs]

1. watching closely. suggested track looks bad but a slight deviation either side makes

guessing the actual weather difficult this far out. it is a small storm

[jimfields33]

2. It so strange

Hawaii in the pacific are like little pebbles. The pacific is humongous. How does it directly hit Hawaii? Baffling!