Hawaii Faces Another Hurricane Threat after Hurricane Hone

Another hurricane threat looms over Hawaii after the islands were hit by Hurricane Hone this past weekend. Hurricane Gilma is currently about 1,260 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, moving west at 9 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center on Monday morning. The storm is expected to continue moving west-northwest over the next few days, with speeds increasing Tuesday evening.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to about 100 mph, but Gilma is forecast to remain a hurricane as it approaches the central Pacific basin, despite expected gradual weakening over the next few days.

According to AccuWeather, this is the first time since 1992 that two named storms have come within 300 miles of the main Hawaiian islands in a week's span. August typically sees more than 40% of the tropical cyclones that affect the state annually.

Hurricane Hone Passes South of the Big Island

The Big Island of Hawaii was under a tropical storm warning until early Sunday afternoon, which was discontinued after Hurricane Hone passed south of the island with sustained winds of 80 mph. The storm caused significant rainfall and flooding despite not making a direct hit.

"Widespread rainfall of 10 to 15 inches has already fallen across windward Big Island over the past 24 hours, with some locally higher amounts of 18 inches or more,'' the National Weather Service reported around 11 a.m. Hawaii time Sunday. "Additional rainfall estimates of 3 to 5 inches will keep a moderate to high threat of flash flooding today over much of Hawaii County.''

The heavy rain increased the risk of mudslides but reduced the chances of a destructive wildfire. The weather service removed its red flag warning for wildfires in drier areas of the islands, as reported by The Associated Press.

Hone is expected to bring gusty winds and substantial rain to the smaller Hawaiian islands through Monday. The National Hurricane Center also warned of "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions."

About 16,000 utility customers were out of power Monday morning, according to poweroutage.us. The majority of these outages were on the Big Island.

Third System, Hector, Develops in Pacific Ocean

A third system, named Hector, developed east of Gilma and nearly 1,000 miles west of Baja California, reaching tropical storm status with sustained winds of up to 45 mph.

The NHC said Hector is expected to slowly strengthen over the next few days.

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Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com.