Hurricane Lowell leaves major impacts in Hawaii and triggers first-ever tornado watch

MAUI’S, Hawaii — Hurricane Lowell hit the westernmost islands of Hawaii Tuesday morning, triggering the state's first-ever tornado watch that included the two westernmost islands.

Warning areas and potential impact

5 Meteorologist Mikayla Smith looks at the aftermath as the storm now becomes a tropical storm and moves away.

At least one person is dead after Hurricane Lowell hit Hawaii late on Monday night into early Tuesday morning.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said a homeless man on Oahu was sleeping in a tent when a tree fell down on it.

Lowell was the strongest hurricane to hit the main Hawaiian Islands since Category 4 Hurricane Iniki hit back on Sept. 11, 1992.

Lowell followed a very similar path to Iniki, with a sharp north turn bringing major impacts to the far western parts of the Hawaiian island chain.

Hurricane Lowell Impacts Hurricane Lowell was a Category 2 storm as it brought impacts to Hawaii.

Destructive winds over 90 mph were reported along with heavy rainfall. The hurricane-force winds caused thousands of residents to lose power.