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 5 p.m. ET advisory Lane is still a Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph and is located about 275 miles south of Honolulu, traveling northwest at 7 mph. “On the forecast track, the center of Lane will move over, or dangerously close to portions of the main Hawaiian islands later today through Friday,” the CPHC said. “Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, but Lane is expected to remain a hurricane as it draws closer to the islands.” The location and forecast track of Hurricane Lane as of Thursday afternoon. (Fox News) President Trump said he “authorized an emergency disaster declaration to provide Hawaii the necessary support” before the approaching storm. “Our teams are closely coordinating with the state and local authorities,” he tweeted Thursday. “You are in our thoughts!” Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Wednesday he’d requested a presidential disaster declaration. The storm is already dropping heavy rain on the eastern side of the Big Island, with as much as 8 inches of rain bein
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