Hurricane heads for Hawaii

Hurricane Flossie strengthened to a Category 4 storm today as it spun more than a 1,000 miles south of Hawaii.

Sat, 11 Aug, 2007 - 19:57

Hurricane Flossie strengthened to a Category 4 storm today as it spun more than a 1,000 miles south of Hawaii.

At 11am EDT (4pm Irish Time), Flossie had intensified with maximum sustained winds near 132mph, and was about 1,100 miles south east of Hilo, Hawaii, after being upgraded to Category 3 from a Category 1 overnight.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Hawaii Place: Hilo, Hawaii Place: Honolulu Place: Hawaiian Islands Place: Big Island Place: South Point Place: United States Place: Mexico Place: Pacific Place: Kauai Person: Jeff Powell Person: Dave Curtis Event: Flossie Event: Iniki Organisation: National Weather Service Organisation: Civil Defence Agency Organisation: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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