Weakened Hurricane Lane Still Threatens Hawaii With Damage
- Strong winds could begin sweeping Big Island by Thursday
- Category 4 storm may lose more power as it grazes Hawaii
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Hurricane Lane has lost some of its punch as it prepares to brush past Hawaii but still threatens to inflict “tens of millions of dollars” in damages on the islands.
The storm weakened to Category 4 hurricane Wednesday -- the second most powerful on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale -- with winds of 155 miles (250 kilometers) per hour, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said in a statement at 8 a.m. local time. It’s expected to pass southwest of Hawaii on Thursday and Friday, sparing the islands a direct hit.