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UPDATE: Hurricane Lowell Tracker Website: Real-time access to ±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾± Mesonet rainfall and wind data

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Updated link for all islands: Hurricane Lowell Tracker

As Hurricane Lowell approaches the westernmost of the main Hawaiian Islands, heavy rainfall and strong winds are a major concern. In response, the ±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾± Mesonet and ±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾± Climate Data Portal (HCDP) team at the University of ±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾± created a new website to enable access to the most recent rainfall and wind speed data from ±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾± Mesonet stations. 

The 75 currently active stations in the network provide detailed up-to-date information on a wide range of weather variables. With Hurricane Lowell forecast to make a close approach to NiÊ»ihau and °­²¹³Ü²¹Ê»¾±,  interest is mainly on rainfall and wind speed. The new website provides up-to-date rainfall accumulation and maximum wind and wind gust speeds at ±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾± Mesonet stations for the period starting September 7, 12:00 AM HST. Data will be updated every 15 minutes.

“Events like Hurricane Lowell show us how important it is to have a dense network that covers all areas on each island.” said Tom Giambelluca, ±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾± Mesonet project lead. “We urge everyone to pay close attention to updates from the and warnings issued by the and county (, , , ) and emergency management agencies.”

In addition to the new Hurricane Lowell website, the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ team provides summaries of recent extreme weather events and maintains a real-time weather dashboard offering public access to live weather data from 75 monitoring stations currently active across the state. The dashboard updates data every 15 minutes, allowing users to view current, localized conditions including temperature, rainfall, wind, humidity, solar radiation and soil moisture. This creates one of the most comprehensive and timely weather resources available in ±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾±.