Hurricane Lane should continue to gradually weaken while making its closest approach to the Hawaiian Islands over the remainder of Friday and early Saturday. The primary threats from Lane will be flash flooding, high winds, and damaging surf.
Meanwhile, rainfall associated with a pair of cold fronts will be most heavily concentrated across the North. Five-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to 3 inches or more in the northern Corn Belt. In contrast, little or no rain will fall in California, the Great Basin, and from Texas into the Mid-Atlantic States.
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