Hone Strengthens Into Hurricane As Storm Lashes Hawaii’s Big Island With Heavy Rain, Wind

FIRST WEEKEND. WE ARE COMING TO YOU ON BOTH THE FOX WEATHER APP AND ON COMING TO YOU ON BOTH THE FOX WEATHER APP AND ON FOX BUSINESS NETWORK. I’M FOX WEATHER APP AND ON FOX BUSINESS NETWORK. I’M KENDALL SMITH AND I’M FOX BUSINESS NETWORK. I’M KENDALL SMITH AND I’M MIKE LESTER. AS OF THE KENDALL SMITH AND I’M MIKE LESTER. AS OF THE LATEST ADVISORY, THE MIKE LESTER. AS OF THE LATEST ADVISORY, THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER LATEST ADVISORY, THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS JUST UPGRADED JOHN NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS JUST UPGRADED JOHN FROM A TROPICAL STORM HAS JUST UPGRADED JOHN FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A HURRICANE AS IT FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A HURRICANE AS IT SETS ITS EYES ON THE BIG INTO A HURRICANE AS IT SETS ITS EYES ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. THAT’S SETS ITS EYES ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO THAT’S ISLAND OF HAWAII. THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO THAT’S WHERE WE WANT TO BEGIN EXACTLY RIGHT. SO THAT’S WHERE WE WANT TO BEGIN THIS MORNING, AND WE WANT WHERE WE WANT TO BEGIN THIS MORNING, AND WE WANT TO GET YOU UP TO SPEED ON THIS MORNING, AND WE WANT TO GET YOU UP TO SPEED ON HURRICANE JOHN, WHICH IS TO GET YOU UP TO SPEED ON HURRICANE JOHN, WHICH IS WHAT WE EXPECTED TO HURRICANE JOHN, WHICH IS WHAT WE EXPECTED TO HAPPEN BY THE END OF THE WHAT WE EXPECTED TO HAPPEN BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. WANT TO TAKE YOU HAPPEN BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. WANT TO TAKE YOU OUT NOW TO WAIKOLOA WEEKEND. WANT TO TAKE YOU OUT NOW TO WAIKOLOA VILLAGE, HAWAII. THIS IS OUT NOW TO WAIKOLOA VILLAGE, HAWAII. THIS IS A LOCATION THAT IS IN THE VILLAGE, HAWAII. THIS IS A LOCATION THAT IS IN THE PATH OF JOHN. AS WE ARE A LOCATION THAT IS IN THE PATH OF JOHN. AS WE ARE DEALING WITH A TROPICAL PATH OF JOHN. AS WE ARE DEALING WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING, AS WELL AS DEALING WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING, AS WELL AS A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN STORM WARNING, AS WELL AS A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT. SO A LOT OF HEAVY A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT. SO A LOT OF HEAVY RAIN COMING DOWN THE EFFECT. SO A LOT OF HEAVY RAIN COMING DOWN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF JOHN RAIN COMING DOWN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF JOHN LASHING THE BIG ISLAND AS OUTER RAIN BANDS OF JOHN LASHING THE BIG ISLAND AS THE CYCLONE ITSELF PASSES LASHING THE BIG ISLAND AS THE CYCLONE ITSELF PASSES JUST TO THE SOUTH. SO THE THE CYCLONE ITSELF PASSES JUST TO THE SOUTH. SO THE CENTER OF THE STORM IS JUST TO THE SOUTH. SO THE CENTER OF THE STORM IS WORKING ITS WAY JUST TO CENTER OF THE STORM IS WORKING ITS WAY JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE BIG WORKING ITS WAY JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND. THE SOUTHERNMOST THE SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND. THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT, AS YOU CAN SEE ON ISLAND. THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT, AS YOU CAN SEE ON OUR SATELLITE IMAGERY. POINT, AS YOU CAN SEE ON OUR SATELLITE IMAGERY. NOTICE WHERE ALL OF THE OUR SATELLITE IMAGERY. NOTICE WHERE ALL OF THE HEAVY RAIN IS CURRENTLY NOTICE WHERE ALL OF THE HEAVY RAIN IS CURRENTLY FALLING. AND SO FROM HEAVY RAIN IS CURRENTLY FALLING. AND SO FROM HILO, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FALLING. AND SO FROM HILO, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SOUTH POINT, THAT’S WHERE HILO, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SOUTH POINT, THAT’S WHERE WE’VE GOT BANDS OF HEAVY SOUTH POINT, THAT’S WHERE WE’VE GOT BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH REALLY GUSTY WE’VE GOT BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH REALLY GUSTY WINDS, LARGE SWELLS AS RAIN WITH REALLY GUSTY WINDS, LARGE SWELLS AS WELL. SO THE WORST OF THE WINDS, LARGE SWELLS AS WELL. SO THE WORST OF THE STORM IS CERTAINLY BEING WELL. SO THE WORST OF THE STORM IS CERTAINLY BEING FELT ON THE BIG ISLAND AS STORM IS CERTAINLY BEING FELT ON THE BIG ISLAND AS WE SPEAK. WE HAVE, AS OF FELT ON THE BIG ISLAND AS WE SPEAK. WE HAVE, AS OF THE LATEST ADVISORY, 75 WE SPEAK. WE HAVE, AS OF THE LATEST ADVISORY, 75 MILE PER HOUR WINDS. SO THE LATEST ADVISORY, 75 MILE PER HOUR WINDS. SO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MILE PER HOUR WINDS. SO UNDERSTAND THAT THE HURRICANE THRESHOLD IS UNDERSTAND THAT THE HURRICANE THRESHOLD IS WINDS THAT ARE GREATER HURRICANE THRESHOLD IS WINDS THAT ARE GREATER THAN 74MPH. SO THAT’S WHY WINDS THAT ARE GREATER THAN 74MPH. SO THAT’S WHY JOHN WAS UPGRADED TO THAN 74MPH. SO THAT’S WHY JOHN WAS UPGRADED TO OFFICIALLY HURRICANE JOHN WAS UPGRADED TO OFFICIALLY HURRICANE STRENGTH. NOW IT IS OFFICIALLY HURRICANE STRENGTH. NOW IT IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT STRENGTH. NOW IT IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 12MPH, WITH A CENTRAL MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 12MPH, WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE COMING IN AT 991 12MPH, WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE COMING IN AT 991 MILLIBARS AND SO WHAT PRESSURE COMING IN AT 991 MILLIBARS AND SO WHAT WILL WATCH HAPPEN OVER MILLIBARS AND SO WHAT WILL WATCH HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS IS WILL WATCH HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS IS THAT THE BANDS OF HEAVY THE NEXT FEW HOURS IS THAT THE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO THAT THE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO DUMP COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO DUMP COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN OVER THE BIG ISLAND, DUMP COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN OVER THE BIG ISLAND, AND THE SURROUNDING RAIN OVER THE BIG ISLAND, AND THE SURROUNDING SMALLER ISLANDS. HOW MUCH AND THE SURROUNDING SMALLER ISLANDS. HOW MUCH RAIN COULD WE SEE? WELL, SMALLER ISLANDS. HOW MUCH RAIN COULD WE SEE? WELL, EASILY. SOME LOCATIONS ON RAIN COULD WE SEE? WELL, EASILY. SOME LOCATIONS ON THE BIG ISLAND COULD SEE EASILY. SOME LOCATIONS ON THE BIG ISLAND COULD SEE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 6 TO THE BIG ISLAND COULD SEE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 6 TO 12IN OF RAIN. SOME AREAS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 6 TO 12IN OF RAIN. SOME AREAS ALSO WILL SEE UPWARDS OF 12IN OF RAIN. SOME AREAS ALSO WILL SEE UPWARDS OF 2 TO 3IN PLACES LIKE MAUI ALSO WILL SEE UPWARDS OF 2 TO 3IN PLACES LIKE MAUI AND HONOLULU. BUT NOTICE 2 TO 3IN PLACES LIKE MAUI AND HONOLULU. BUT NOTICE THE CONVECTION, THE AND HONOLULU. BUT NOTICE THE CONVECTION, THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE THE CONVECTION, THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE REALLY EXPLODED OVER THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE REALLY EXPLODED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. AS JOHN REALLY EXPLODED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. AS JOHN HAS BEEN WORKING ITS WAY PAST FEW HOURS. AS JOHN HAS BEEN WORKING ITS WAY INTO A MORE FAVORABLE HAS BEEN WORKING ITS WAY INTO A MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT, MEANING THAT INTO A MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT, MEANING THAT WE’VE GOT A LOT OF ENVIRONMENT, MEANING THAT WE’VE GOT A LOT OF TROPICAL MOISTURE THAT IS WE’VE GOT A LOT OF TROPICAL MOISTURE THAT IS WRAPPING ITSELF INTO THE TROPICAL MOISTURE THAT IS WRAPPING ITSELF INTO THE STORM AS WELL AS LOW WIND WRAPPING ITSELF INTO THE STORM AS WELL AS LOW WIND SHEAR. NOW WE’LL BE STORM AS WELL AS LOW WIND SHEAR. NOW WE’LL BE WATCHING AS THE WIND SHEAR. NOW WE’LL BE WATCHING AS THE WIND SHEAR WILL BE INCREASING WATCHING AS THE WIND SHEAR WILL BE INCREASING AS WE HEAD LATER ON INTO SHEAR WILL BE INCREASING AS WE HEAD LATER ON INTO THE FORECAST PERIOD, AS WE HEAD LATER ON INTO THE FORECAST PERIOD, WHICH WILL INDICATE THE THE FORECAST PERIOD, WHICH WILL INDICATE THE WEAKENING TREND OF THE WHICH WILL INDICATE THE WEAKENING TREND OF THE STORM AT THAT POINT. BUT WEAKENING TREND OF THE STORM AT THAT POINT. BUT NOW, THROUGH THE STORM AT THAT POINT. BUT NOW, THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND NOW, THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND INTO TOMORROW, THIS IS REMAINDER OF TODAY AND INTO TOMORROW, THIS IS CERTAINLY THE WORST OF INTO TOMORROW, THIS IS CERTAINLY THE WORST OF THE STORM. SO THE CERTAINLY THE WORST OF THE STORM. SO THE HAWAIIAN ISLAND CHAIN THE STORM. SO THE HAWAIIAN ISLAND CHAIN TAKING THE BRUNT OF JOHN HAWAIIAN ISLAND CHAIN TAKING THE BRUNT OF JOHN AS WE SPEAK, WINDS AGAIN TAKING THE BRUNT OF JOHN AS WE SPEAK, WINDS AGAIN AT 75MPH. WE’LL WATCH AS AS WE SPEAK, WINDS AGAIN AT 75MPH. WE’LL WATCH AS THAT WEAKENING TREND WILL AT 75MPH. WE’LL WATCH AS THAT WEAKENING TREND WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND THAT WEAKENING TREND WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW AS IT DROPS OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW AS IT DROPS BACK DOWN TO TROPICAL INTO TOMORROW AS IT DROPS BACK DOWN TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH. NOW, I BACK DOWN TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH. NOW, I WAS SPEAKING OF THE STORM STRENGTH. NOW, I WAS SPEAKING OF THE CONCERNS. WE’VE GOT WAS SPEAKING OF THE CONCERNS. WE’VE GOT TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. CONCERNS. WE’VE GOT TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. WE ALSO HAVE FLASH FLOOD TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. WE ALSO HAVE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND ALSO SURF WE ALSO HAVE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND ALSO SURF ALERTS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH WARNINGS AND ALSO SURF ALERTS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. ALERTS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. AS YOU CAN SEE, PEAK SURF OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. AS YOU CAN SEE, PEAK SURF ANYWHERE BETWEEN 14 TO AS YOU CAN SEE, PEAK SURF ANYWHERE BETWEEN 14 TO 19FT ON THE WINDWARD SIDE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 14 TO 19FT ON THE WINDWARD SIDE AND EVEN A LITTLE FURTHER 19FT ON THE WINDWARD SIDE AND EVEN A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE NORTH, WE COULD AND EVEN A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE NORTH, WE COULD SEE LARGE SWELLS UPWARDS TO THE NORTH, WE COULD SEE LARGE SWELLS UPWARDS OF 8 TO 12FT. SO THIS IS SEE LARGE SWELLS UPWARDS OF 8 TO 12FT. SO THIS IS DANGEROUS IF NOT LIFE OF 8 TO 12FT. SO THIS IS DANGEROUS IF NOT LIFE THREATENING. AND THEN WE DANGEROUS IF NOT LIFE THREATENING. AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT THE HEAVY THREATENING. AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT THE HEAVY RAIN. IT IS THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE HEAVY RAIN. IT IS THE TIME TO STAY INDOORS AND HUNKER RAIN. IT IS THE TIME TO STAY INDOORS AND HUNKER DOWN. IT IS NOT THE TIME STAY INDOORS AND HUNKER DOWN. IT IS NOT THE TIME TO BE TRYING TO GET OUT DOWN. IT IS NOT THE TIME TO BE TRYING TO GET OUT AND MAYBE GO TO THE TO BE TRYING TO GET OUT AND MAYBE GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, OR TRY TO AND MAYBE GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, OR TRY TO WRAP UP ANY LOOSE ENDS. GROCERY STORE, OR TRY TO WRAP UP ANY LOOSE ENDS. YOU NEED TO BE INDOORS, WRAP UP ANY LOOSE ENDS. YOU NEED TO BE INDOORS, AND YOU NEED TO BE RIDING YOU NEED TO BE INDOORS, AND YOU NEED TO BE RIDING OUT THIS STORM OVER THE AND YOU NEED TO BE RIDING OUT THIS STORM OVER THE NEXT 8 TO 12 HOURS OR SO. OUT THIS STORM OVER THE NEXT 8 TO 12 HOURS OR SO. HILO ALL THE WAY OVER TO NEXT 8 TO 12 HOURS OR SO. HILO ALL THE WAY OVER TO KONA, WE COULD SEE HILO ALL THE WAY OVER TO KONA, WE COULD SEE IMPRESSIVE RAINFALL KONA, WE COULD SEE IMPRESSIVE RAINFALL TOTALS, ALSO A LITTLE IMPRESSIVE RAINFALL TOTALS, ALSO A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE NORTH TOTALS, ALSO A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE NORTH LAHAINA. SO FOR MAUI, BUT FURTHER TO THE NORTH LAHAINA. SO FOR MAUI, BUT NOT AS MUCH RAIN, BUT LAHAINA. SO FOR MAUI, BUT NOT AS MUCH RAIN, BUT EASILY. MICHAEL. WE COULD