Residents of Oahu watched the churning sea and cloudy skies in view of Diamond Head on Thursday, August 23, awaiting the expected arrival of Hurricane Lane. The storm slowed to a crawl about 170 miles south of Honolulu, Hawaii, on Thursday.

The slow movement meant pounding rain. The Big Island was already dealing with “catastrophic flooding,” according to NOAA, and Maui battled a wildfire as well as the storm. Credit: TheRealJVedd via Storyful