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Hurricane Kenneth
Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Hurricane Kenneth on September 18 2005.jpg
Hurricane Kenneth near peak intensity
Formed September 14, 2005
Dissipated September 30, 2005
Highest winds 1-minute sustained: 135 mph (215 km/h)
Lowest pressure 947 mbar (hPa); 27.96 inHg
Fatalities None reported
Areas affected Hawaii
Part of the 2005 Pacific hurricane season

Hurricane Kenneth was the strongest hurricane in the 2005 Pacific hurricane season. After the hurricane died out, what was left of Kenneth came near another weather system, and it caused rain on the Hawaiian Islands. Because of the heavy rain, there was flooding. At Nu‘uanu Pali on Oahu, the rain reached 10.25 inches (260.4 mm). The rain was so heavy that 4.11 inches (104 mm) fell in one hour. The rain reached 12 inches (305 mm) in other areas. This made Kenneth tied for the 9th rainiest tropical storm in Hawaii. One example of the flooding was 1 foot (300 mm) of water on Hawaii Route 61. This flooded a few houses. There was flooding on some rivers.

Kenneth caused stormy seas along the coast. Waves were between 8 and 10 feet (2 and 3 metres) high. These high waves crashed along the east shores of these islands:

There was no bad damage, and no people were killed by Kenneth.

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