Lowell is a Category 3 hurricane as of Monday morning
A hurricane watch was issued Thursday for the Big Island.
Tropical Storm Arthur has formed in the Gulf near the middle Texas coast, according to the National Weather Service.
Erin has exploded into a Category 5 hurricane in the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center.
"The bottom line is these are just things, and while it hurts to lose things, it's a lot different to losing people," officials said.
The third named storm of the Atlantic season made landfall at about 4 a.m.