halloween hurricanes

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Hurricane Iwa was a nasty storm that affect Kauai and Lihau and Oahu on Halloween night. We had 35 mph winds on Oahu that night. Here is a brief description. Iwa, November 1982. Iwa, like Nina, formed south of Hawaii and moved north to brush Kauai. It didn't produce 74 mph or faster hurricane force winds at any weather station, but the wind at Lihue came very close, 73 mph. Even without hurricane-force winds, Iwa did an estimated $239 million damage, mostly to hotels, and other tourist facilities and the growing number of homes that were replacing farms. It also knocked out power across Oahu, the island where Honolulu is located.

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Hurricane Grace in 1991, as many will remember was absorbed into what became "The Perfect Storm". The storm lashed the east coast through Halloween with high winds and incredibly high wave action all along the east coast and even reaching Puerto Rico.

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I remember being a kid and going trick or treating when a feeder band from Hurricane Juan blasted us.

Ha ha no easy access to the doppler back in those days!!