As summer winds down, different parts of the U.S. prepare for some potentially devastating storms that are a result of changing weather. Florida kept a look out for Hurricane Hermine earlier this week but it has now died down to a tropical storm. And as Floridians are in the clear, residents in Hawaii are preparing for Hurricane Lester to hit over Labor Day weekend 2016.

Hurricane Lester Watch

Hawaii residents are preparing for Hurricane Lester after they were just in the clear for Hurricane Madeline. As the storm moves toward Hilo, weather forecasts say it is expected to weaken before it hits the Big Island.

There is still a chance for Maui County and Oahu to face strong winds and a possible hurricane. The Big Island, Maui and Molokai received major wind gusts and big surf.

Waves reached as high as 18 feet in the late afternoon. By Saturday night, waves will reach up to 35 feet on the islands of Maui and Molokai.

Hurricane Lester Preparation

Hawaii residents are warned to stay in safe areas as the storm approaches. Businesses along the shorelines are expected to board up their windows as the dangerous surf grows, threatening to damage anything in its path.

Hurricane Hermine Damages

Thousands of Florida residents were left without power after the hurricane hit Friday morning. Parts of the east coast are flooded and the state is under constant flash-flood warnings. A lot of the flooding is expected to stay through Labor Day weekend, leaving Wakulla County to clean up the mess.

“There’s nothing open in our county right now,” Sheriff’s Maj. Trey Morrison told CNN Friday after hearing a report about a drivers crashing into a fallen tree.

One men slept in a tent behind a gas station when a tree fell on him Thursday night. The county is looking into to the case to see if the storm caused his death.

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