Lane: Worst hurricane since 1992 lashing Hawaii now; NBC news live tracker
SAN FRANCISCO (#1087) – Quote-unquote: Heavy rains from the outer bands of Hurricane Lane are pounding Hawaii's Big Island on Thursday, spawning flash flood warnings and landslides as residents across the state braced for the most powerful storm to hit Hawaii since 1992.The National Weather Service's Central Pacific Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. ET advisory that Lane is still a Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph and is located about 305 miles south of Honolulu, traveling northwest at 7 p.m. "On the forecast track, the center of Lane will move very close to or over the main Hawaiian Islands later today through Friday," the CPHC said. "Some weakening is forecast during the next day or so, with more significant weakening thereafter. Lane is expected to remain a hurricane as it approaches the islands." –Travis Fedschun writing for Fox News. Full story here.