High Risk Tropical Wave Headed Toward Hawaii

Hawaii Storm Warning: Tropical Storm Calvin Nears

Hawaii Braces for Tropical Storm as Category 1 Storm Inundates Islands

Key Points

• Tropical Storm Calvin is forecast to pass over or just south of Hawaii's Big Island.
• The storm has a high chance of evolving into a hurricane by Thursday.
• Residents on Hawaii's southernmost island are dealing with torrential rains.
• Federal officials warn that torrential rains pose the biggest threat to Hawaii.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for Hawaii's Big Island as Tropical Storm Calvin approaches.

The storm is expected to pass over or just south of the island on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and winds.

The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for the entire island of Hawaii.

Forecasters say Calvin could strengthen into a hurricane by Thursday.

This comes just over a year after Maui was devastated by the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years.

Residents on Hawaii's southernmost island are already dealing with one tropical storm this year.

Torrential rains are now the biggest threat to Hawaii, according to federal officials.