On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 1:13:52 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > You are correct about that, the trouble is that it was supposed veer away faster and be at a more comfortable distance away from us. What kind of world is this where you can't even depend on a hurricane? As it goes, there was a hurricane watch issued for this island today - it's the first one issued for Oahu since hurricane Iwa in 1982.
>
> Wow. So hurricanes are rare in Hawaii? Guess that makes sense. You live
> out in the middle of the ocean.
>
> Here on the east coast of the US, the continent funnels hurricanes up
> the coast. We get watches or warnings almost every year here....and
> maybe several of them.
>
> Big wind and rain event here tonight and tomorrow. Supposed to be winds
> gusting up to 50mph and 3-5 inches of rain in just 24 hours. Nothing
> serious but I hope we don't lose electricity. That's never any fun.

Hurricanes that approach us are fairly common. Hurricanes that hit the island of Oahu are not. We get so many warnings that we get complacent these days. Hurricane Lester's vector has taken a more Northerly path so it looks like it's going to be another miss. Well alright.