hurricane hurricane strongest tropical cyclone pacific hurricane season strongest storm exist eastern pacific time hurricane daniel forming tropical depression august storm supported strong thunderstorm activity quickly organized tropical storm following day subsequently underwent rapid deepening attain hurricane status later afternoon featured defined eye winds sharply rose major hurricane force saffir simpson scale strengthening ensued peaked intensity category hurricane sustained winds mph barometric pressure mbar hpa inhg reaching strength unfavorable conditions wind shear began impact storm took northwestward path henceforth slowly weakened days august downgraded category hurricane tropical storm day westward hawaii august decreasing organization august weakened tropical depression status soon degenerated remnant low prior passing islands weakening remnant low continued approach august system produced amounts rainfall islands highest total recorded causing isolated mudslides flooding heavy rains helped alleviate drought conditions water shortages significantly increasing total water island addition river flooding resulted closure school large swells produced storm resulted rescues island beaches minor impacts caused remnants meteorological history hurricane originated tropical wave moved west coast africa atlantic_ocean july weak system wave barely identifiable tracked westward july wave entered caribbean_sea crossing central_america entering eastern pacific basin july system remained ill defined august time convection began increase wave showed signs organization storm gradually better organized tracked generally west august system increasingly organized utc national_hurricane_center nhc designated system tropical depression convective banding features outflow enhanced nearby tropical storm main steering component depression upper level low located north causing depression track generally west turning northwest low weakened early morning hours august nhc upgraded tropical depression tropical seventh named storm season located area low wind shear high sea surface temperatures averaging storm quickly developed deep convection center circulation conditions anticipated persist days increased uncertainty possible interaction tropical storm hours later storm began undergo rapid intensification following formation eye utc intensified hurricane late august intensity led taking northward turn response mid- upper level trough coast early morning storm continued intensify attained category status winds mph maintaining defined eye neared category status hours later storm attained winds mph pressure mbar hpa inhg evening hours making strongest pacific storm east international date line hurricane strongest eastern pacific basin hurricane daniel utc august reached peak intensity winds mph minimum central pressure mbar hpa inhg slightly weakening day august leveled winds mph wide eye storm developed characteristics hurricane allow maintain high intensity marginally warm waters early day structure hurricane quickly deteriorated convection cloud tops warmed significantly marked quick drop intensity storm minimal category hurricane hours later mid level circulation began separate low level circulation overall size storm decreased time storm began long anticipated westward turn hawaii briefly intensifying august weakened category hurricane early august utc took responsibility issuing advisories crossed august increasing wind shear weakened storm downgraded tropical storm early day storm rapidly weakened day convection gradually dissipated center shear late morning hours little convective activity remained low pressure center weak cyclone storm continued track hawaii deep convection associated displaced northeast center system slowly weakened downgraded tropical depression august areas tropical storm force winds found hurricane_hunters hours downgraded issued final advisory degenerated remnant low near system dissipated shortly preparations august forecasters discussing possibility storm hawaii residents advised ensure disaster kits fully stocked ready governor speech state hawaii day emphasized storm imminent threat residents ready know nearest emergency shelter forecasters expected storm weaken reached islands minor effects mainly rainfall expected mayor approaching storm advised county prepared stores reported influx posted anniversary sales blue roofs sold apiece reported sales water bob water container attached hold roughly gallons water increased significantly august red_cross stated deploying disaster recovery team led director agency islands hawaii august hurricane hunter planes dispatched fly missions storm later day issued tropical storm watches island hawaii august watch expanded include watches big island later cancelled forecast track appeared drift north red_cross opened shelters islands august seven ensured generators ready use case caused power airport tropical storm watches cancelled august dissipated remnant low impact areas island received rain august remnants causing roads slick portion highway shut overflowed banks flooding near bridge reached depth residents homes highway remained closed august rain considered helpful helped alleviate drought conditions present nearly months heaviest rainfall recorded hour span total fell areas recorded rainfall rates triggering isolated mudslides rescues waves affected islands assists issued total verbal warnings rough seas swimmers event winds island reached mph gusts peaked mph islands rose normal level leading closure tree limbs small trees blown island rainfall peaked fell mountains rainfall peaked area rarely records rainfall august island total water increased million gallons million million gallons million prior rainfall areas heavy times reduce visibility feet streets areas covered muddy water localized heavy rainfall fell peaking rescue resulted swimmer sent local hospital people swept away mouth quickly rescued honolulu runoff storm resulted large amounts trash debris local beaches private contractors dispatched affected coastlines trap remove trash officials forced close beaches swells pushed estimated portuguese man war region beaches later opened august
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