Major Hurricane Lowell could follow eerily similar track to the worst hurricane in Hawaii's history

🌀HAWAII ON ALERT: Part of Hawaii is now in the cone of major Category 4 Hurricane Lowell. The National Hurricane Center is warning people in Hawaii that Lowell could still be a major hurricane as it makes its approach early next week. A direct landfall is still possible. Watch FOX Weather for the LATEST update: LIHUE, Hawaii — Major Hurricane Lowell , currently passing south of Hawaii , is forecast to turn northward over the weekend, and could follow a track eerily similar to that of 1992’s Hurricane Iniki , the most devastating storm in the state’s history. LATEST FROM FOX WEATHER HURRICANE SPECIALIST BRYAN NORCROSS Hurricane Lowell forecast cone compared to Hurricane Iniki's 1992 track.

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Scoop News DeskHawaii · Published Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM UTCUpdated Friday, September 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM UTC

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11, 1992 on the western side of Kauai as a Category 4 storm, killing six people and damaging or destroying 70% of the homes and businesses on the island, according to Hawaii's Department of Defense. The storm caused an estimated $2.6 billion in damage — roughly $6 billion in today’s dollars — and remains Hawaii’s deadliest and costliest hurricane.

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