Nolo strengthens to Category 2 as Hawaii faces another hurricane threat

Hawaii’s southern islands are bracing for a brush with Hurricane Nolo, the latest in a gauntlet of Pacific storms thrown at the state during a tropical season supercharged by this year’s super El Niño.
Potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides are again possible as the state faces its third impactful swipe from a hurricane in just six weeks.
Nolo rapidly intensified into a Category 2 hurricane Friday morning. The hurricane was about 185 miles south of Hawaii’s