Hurricane Douglas can be seen as a major Category 3 storm. (NOAA/GOES-East)
The National Hurricane Center has issued hurricane warnings for the Hawaiian islands. Hurricane Douglas is forecast to hit the island chain Sunday into Monday. Douglas is a Category 3 storm, which means it has sustained winds between 111 and 129 mph.
The Islands may see strong winds and flash flooding as the storm passes over the island chain Early Sunday into Monday. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles from the center of the storm, while tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles.
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The last major hurricane to strike the state was Hurricane Iniki in 1992, which hit Kauai and caused massive damage across the island. In 2018, the massive and powerful Hurricane Lane made a last-minute turn and narrowly spared Oahu.