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This image of the central Pacific, captured on Friday, Apr. 12, 2024, shows the storm with its bright-colored clouds spinning northwest of Hawaii (lower center). Intense rain was occurring in the ...
In August 2018, Hurricane Lane dropped heavy rainfall in the same area, causing further flooding damage to houses and the Kuhio Highway. [27] [28] The Hanalei post office, damaged by the floods, reopened on July 30. [29] A Red Cross shelter in Kilauea housed 13 people after the event. [24] Some of the displaced stayed with family or friends. [30]
The cyclone events for Hawaii can be long-lived, affecting the state for a week or more. [7] Kona lows produce a wide range of weather hazards for Hawaii. Among them are heavy rain, hailstorms, flash floods and their associated landslides, high winds which result in large surf and swells, waterspouts, and heavy snows on the higher mountains. [8]
Snow on Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea after storm passes Hawaii Island. A partial source of this idea may be the long list of hurricanes in the above paragraphs that dissipated into tropical storms or depressions upon approaching the islands. Satellite images of Hurricane Flossie's breakup when approaching Hawaii Island fueled this idea. [53]
Tropical Storm Hone, whose name is Hawaiian for “sweet and soft,” drew near the islands Saturday with breezes that were expected to intensify — and increase the wildfire risk for drier parts ...
Hone may not be the only system Hawaii contends with over the next couple of weeks. Gilma, which was a Category 3 hurricane as of Saturday evening as it roared over the open Pacific, will continue ...
The flood from the dam failure raced downhill through a ravine east of the town of Kilauea, Hawaii, with a wall of water reported to be between 20 and 70 feet (6.1 and 21.3 metres) high and 200 feet (61 m) wide. The flood destroyed several homes and killed seven people, including a toddler and a pregnant woman.
A flash flood warning for Hawaii island has been extended until 3 a.m. Saturday. Radar tonight indicated heavy rain mainly over the North Kohala district. Rain rates have slightly decreased but is ...