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HONOLULU (AP) — A major hurricane was churning across the Pacific Ocean but was several hundred miles south-southeast of ...

HONOLULU – Tropical Storm Iona formed south of Hawaii in the Central Pacific Ocean on Sunday evening. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Tropical Storm Iona’s maximum sustained winds reached 40 ...

Hurricane Iona strengthened into a Category 3 storm hundreds of miles southeast of Honolulu late Monday night local time, as Tropical Storm Keli follows on Iona's heels several hundred miles to ...

HONOLULU -- Iona strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane several hundred miles south-southeast of Hawaii, but poses no threat to the islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.

Iona strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane several hundred miles south-southeast of Hawaii, but poses no threat to the ...

Hurricane Iona is far to the south of Hawaii, but could trigger strong trade winds later this week. There is no current direct impact from Hurricane Iona as it passes south of the islands.

Hurricane Iona strengthened into a Category 3 storm hundreds of miles southeast of Honolulu late Monday night local time, as Tropical Storm Keli follows on Iona's heels several hundred miles to ...

Iona rapidly strengthened into a hurricane on Monday morning in the central Pacific Ocean and is expected to continue moving west over warm, open waters well south of Hawaii.

Iona’s maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph with higher gusts and expected to strengthen in the next day or two then gradually weaken around midweek.