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Hurricane Olivia

Sep 1, 2018 to Sep 14, 2018Peak 132 mph951 mb

Hurricane Olivia passed within 50 miles of 3 counties in HI. It was strongest near Hawaii County, HI, as a tropical storm on September 12, 2018.

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Hurricane Olivia · 2018

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Olivia on September 11, 2018, about 19 hours before its closest pass to Maui County, HI.

Hurricane Olivia on September 11, 2018, about 19 hours before its closest pass to Maui County, HI.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 23:45 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
132 mph, 115 kt
Lowest pressure
951 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
3
HI
Counties within 100 miles
4
HI
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Hawaii County, HI, 54.8 mi, Sep 12, 2018
Landfalls recorded
0
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Maui CountyHI0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 2018
Kalawao CountyHI16.0Tropical stormSep 12, 2018
Honolulu CountyHI40.8Tropical stormSep 12, 2018
Hawaii CountyHI54.8Tropical stormSep 12, 2018

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.