Heavy rain and powerful winds head for archipelago, while Spain braces for severe thunderstorms
Hawaii has declared a state of emergency for tropical storm-force winds, heavy rain and high surf as the weakening Hurricane Kiko heads for the archipelago.
Kiko began as a depression in the eastern Pacific basin on 31 August, before travelling westward last week and deepening into a category 1 hurricane by Tuesday 2 September as sustained winds exceeded 74mph (119km/h).
The storm continued to strengthen, fluctuating between category 3 and 4 status through the week, with a peak sustained wind speed of 145mph on Thursday. The state of emergency was issued on Friday morning.
Kiko began to downgrade over the weekend, and most forecast models indicate it is likely to weaken to a category 1 hurricane or tropical storm status by Tuesday this week while passing to the north of Hawaii.
