Hurricane Lowell strikes Hawaii's western islands
Hurricane Lowell passed west of Hawaii's main islands on September 8-9, 2026, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain, and flooding to Kauai, Niihau, and Oahu. The storm caused widespread power outages on Kauai, coastal road damage, and at least one fatality according to the governor. Remnants of Hurricane Marie simultaneously caused dangerous surf along the Southern California coast.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 23% of divergence this week. 11 outlets covered it, splitting into 11 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
11 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 11 outlets placed this story
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Al Jazeera
ABC News
Washington Examiner
Washington Times
Breitbart
AP News
CNN
PBS NewsHour
CBS News
Newsmax
NY Post
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
ABC News
What to know about Hurricane Lowell and Hurricane Marie
multi-storm Pacific overview · neutral
Breitbart
VIDEO: Hawaii Residents Brace for Impact as Hurricane Lowell Nears
preparation and NOAA category warning · negative
First to report
- ABC Newsfirst
- Newsmax+18.7 h
- PBS NewsHour+20.4 h
- Breitbart+36.8 h
- Al Jazeera+44.6 h
- CBS News+55.9 h
- NY Post+60.9 h
- CNN+61.8 h
- Washington Times+62.7 h
- Washington Examiner+77.7 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Some outlets frame Lowell as a rare direct hit while others emphasize it passed west of the islands; the death toll appears in one outlet but is omitted by others focused on infrastructure damage.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Hurricane Lowell passing just west of Hawaii, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, punishing waves - CBS News”CBS CBS News LEFT-CENTER
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DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Hawaii's western islands hit by fierce winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Lowell” · Al Jazeera, AP News, PBS NewsHour
+Hide the full sourcingSee how all 11 outlets put it
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ABCABC News What to know about Hurricane Lowell and Hurricane Marie 5d ago CBSCBS News Hurricane Lowell passing just west of Hawaii, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, punishing waves - CBS News 3d ago CENTER2
APAP News Hawaii's western islands hit by fierce winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Lowell PBSPBS NewsHour Hawaii residents told to expect tropical storm conditions as Hurricane Lowell passes to the west - PBS 4d ago RIGHT5
WEWashington Examiner Hawaii's western islands hit by fierce winds from Hurricane Lowell, leaving extensive damage 2d ago WTWashington Times Hawaii's western islands hit by fierce winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Lowell 3d ago BBreitbart VIDEO: Hawaii Residents Brace for Impact as Hurricane Lowell Nears 4d ago NMNewsmax Hurricane Lowell Threatens Hawaii With Flooding, Mudslides - Newsmax 5d ago NYPNY Post Life-threatening Hurricane Lowell makes rare direct hit on Hawaii as intense rain, wind blast state 3d ago INTERNATIONAL1
AJAl Jazeera Hawaii braces for Hurricane Lowell 3d ago 8 tracked claims across 11 outlets
Fact ledger
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Hurricane Lowell made a rare direct hit on Hawaii's western islands
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