The "big island" of Hawaii is feeling Tropical Storm Flossie's pounding rain and dangerous winds.
As of 11 p.m. in Hawaii (5 a.m. ET), Flossie had weakened from a Category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph. The storm was located about 175 miles south-southwest of Hilo and about 280 miles south-southeast of Honolulu. Flossie was moving west-northwest at about 10 mph, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu.
The storm is expected to weaken further over the next 24 hours. 
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