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Let's review what hurricanes do vs. Hawaii. Here's 2014's Hurricane Iselle. Via

: andrew.rsmas.miami.edu/bmcnoldy/tropi

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3:55 AM · Aug 31, 2016

I apologize if someone already tweeted this...haven't had a chance to look back.

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Iniki got around that because it came from the south and hit Kauai thus avoiding the shredders known as Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea

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Exxxxactly

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@bhensonweather

Good analogy! One difference: Madeline is stronger for its longitude than Iselle was (eg, 110 kts vs 80 kts at 150°W).

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