hurricane hurricane taken hawaiian language lit thief time hurricane affect state tropical storm twelfth final hurricane pacific hurricane season developed active trough low pressure near equator november storm moved northward hurricane november began accelerating northeast response strong upper level flow north passed miles island peak winds mph november november day extratropical northeast state hurricane devastated islands wind gusts exceeding mph rough seas exceeding feet height significant hurricane hit severely damaged destroyed buildings including houses leaving people homeless damage state totaled million usd million usd person killed high seas deaths indirectly related hurricane aftermath meteorological history active trough low pressure persisted equator middle november westerly surface winds convection located trough organized circulation developed near november steadily developed drifted westward late season warm temperatures south strongest years allowed disturbance develop tropical storm november located miles southwest southernmost point hawaii storm tracked slowly northward forming initially remained weak tropical storm turning northeast began slowly intensifying november turning north northwest strengthened hurricane located miles southwest southern tip hawaii shortly hurricane turned accelerated northeast response strong upper level flow north hurricane possessed sufficient moisture instability upper divergence continued intensification reached peak winds mph late november located miles southwest island forward speed increased mph passed north island november november utc right storm extended gusts mph passing hawaii convection rapidly deteriorated gradually lost tropical characteristics late november hurricane degenerated tropical storm november extratropical cyclone located miles northeast hawaii impact hurricane produced estimated gusts reaching mph acceleration hurricane concentrated energy swells resulting high waves storm surge primarily near path center estimated storm surge reached feet meters south coast surge reached feet inland exceeding year flood event area heaviest rainfall reported island chain intake site inches measured possible tornadoes reported association rain waves coast reached feet height waves southern surpassed feet height worst storm people evacuated shoreline areas temporary shelters strong waves sank grounded small vessels southwestern coast boats port allen sunk worst damage hurricane occurred rough surf destroyed severely damaged exposed luxury hotels island damage greatest areas protective barrier reef offshore small aircraft damaged airport winds including overturned small planes winds destroyed buildings island including oldest churches warehouse additionally winds destroyed roof bank strong winds initially left entire island power highway east island fallen telephone poles forcing residents drive red dirt cane roads usually reserved hauling sugar cane fields rising waters washed multiple roads near coastline strong winds destroyed nearly trees island hurricane destroyed greatly damaged homes island caused minor damage leaving eighth island homes rough seas killed person navy destroyer uss pearl harbor hit injured ship injured swept overboard miles kilometers harbor arrival hurricane evacuated low lying coastline shelters rough waves destroyed damaged deep water communication cables damage wind surf heaviest southwest coast storm surge washed sand streets flooded cars areas basement parking wind damage greatest areas winds blew southerly directions mountains winds damaged small aircraft douglas plane honolulu gusty winds shattered glass windows honolulu international airport injuring passengers flights honolulu airport delayed domestic airports temporarily closed passage hurricane damaged homes hotels buildings island additionally buildings including businesses destroyed surf damage reported hawaiian islands people treated injuries minor estimated people hawaii left homeless hurricane damage private island severe aerial survey indicated homes destroyed damaged indicating hurricane affected nearly island residents reportedly injured time hurricane storm hit state damage totaling million usd million usd aftermath days hurricane passed state governor declared islands disaster areas began filing papers federal disaster declaration november days hurricane struck president ronald_reagan declared islands disaster area declaration allocated federal funds aid affected citizens decided close schools indefinitely thousands power celebrated thanksgiving cooking outdoor army air_force planes delivered thanksgiving rations thousands left temporary shelters united_states military generators days power outages week hurricane utility crews restored power nearly major areas remained power month hurricane passed island utilities restored entire island roads highways cleared 25th soldier barracks died cleaning hurricane people died traffic accident traffic lights following storm significant redevelopment occurred hurricane flooded areas feet inland hurricane struck area years later officials estimate hurricane similar striking cause billion damage usd retirement retired subsequent storm replaced revised rotating lists tropical cyclone names replaced retired hurricane modern system hawaiian naming began early 1980s remains retired
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