Hurricane Hone passed within 60 miles of Hawaii’s Big Island early Sunday, bringing heavy rain, knocking out power to thousands of customers and snapping native ohia trees like twigs.

About 15,000 customers were without electricity on Sunday on the island, which has a population of about 206,000. But Mitch Roth, the mayor of Hawaii County, which covers the Big Island, said there were no reports of injuries or major damage.

Kazuo Todd, the fire chief for Hawaii County, said that nearly 18 inches of rain had fallen around the volcanoes in the southern part the island. But so far, neither the winds nor the flooding had been dramatic.

“We do live on an island in the Pacific where the water can drain off into the ocean relatively quickly,” Chief Todd said.

Forecasters predicted that Hone, which was a Category 1 storm as it was spinning westward below the islands on Sunday, could still bring up to 20 inches of rain to some areas. As the storm moves, it will slow down and push moisture over all the islands, increasing the potential for heavy rainfall statewide and the threat of flash flooding in some areas.

For most residents, Hone was no cause for alarm. On Saturday evening at Kamehameha Park in Kapaau, on the northern tip of the island, one local baseball league made up of older residents still held its banquet, setting up wind screens to shield attendees from the gusts.