HONOLULU (AP) — A Pacific storm packing hurricane-force winds brushed Hawaii over the weekend with heavy rain, high surf and strong winds, but the islands rode out the storm with no reports of any serious problems.
Hurricane Ana was downgraded to a tropical storm late Sunday afternoon as it began to pull away from the state’s more populated islands.
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said they “dodged a bullet.”
The closest Ana got to Hawaii was about 70 miles southwest of the private, sparsely populated island of Niihau on Sunday, leaving the state soaked but largely unscathed.
A tropical storm watch was canceled Sunday for Oahu, the state’s most populous island. But a flash flood warning remains in effect until 8 p.m. Most areas received 3 to 5 inches as of Sunday afternoon.
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