STORM2K

Severe thunderstorms in Hawaii? Now that is unusual.



Ironically, they have Gale Warnings, Flood Warnings/Watches and Winter Storm Warnings for the mountainous areas!

has seen very heavy rains from this system as have all of the Lee sides of the Islands in what is a very strong Kona situation with a strong cold front coming through.

Steve

What a mess for the Hawaiian islands! Here's a few of the advisories issued yesterday by the Honolulu NWS:

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OAHU-MOLOKAI-LANAI-MAUI-NORTH AND EAST HAWAII-SOUTH HAWAII-
WEST HAWAII-
411 PM HST FRI FEB 27 2004

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE ISLANDS OF OAHU...MOLOKAI...LANAI...
MAUI AND THE ENTIRE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII THROUGH 4 AM SATURDAY
MORNING...

SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED
IN THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT.

PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT...TIE DOWN ANY
LOOSE OBJECTS AND WATCH FOR FLYING DEBRIS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE
WITH CAUTION DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS THAT COULD CAUSE YOU TO LOSE
CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.


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NORTH AND EAST HAWAII-SOUTH HAWAII-WEST HAWAII-
300 PM HST FRI FEB 27 2004

...WINTER STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS FOR TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES...SNOW...SLEET AND STRONG WINDS
ARE NOW OCCURRING ATOP MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA OR ARE EXPECTED
SHORTLY. PERSONS ON THE SUMMIT SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.

THE FREEZING LEVEL IS DROPPING AND PLENTIFUL MOISTURE IS CONVERGING
ON THE BIG ISLAND. WITH THE DEEP LAYER OF MOISTURE MOVING TOWARD THE
BIG ISLAND FROM THE WEST...HEAVY SNOW...HIGH WINDS AND BELOW
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SUMMIT AREAS THROUGH THE
NIGHT TONIGHT AND WELL INTO SATURDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
OR MORE ARE LIKELY BY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS DURING
THE DAY ON SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH
WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER THE SUMMIT AREAS AND
ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPASSABLE.

TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE WEATHER
IMPROVES AND ROADS HAVE BEEN CLEARED. FOR RECORDED INFORMATION ON
ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 808-974-4203.

THE NEXT STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 400 AM SATURDAY
MORNING OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO...FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

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This would sure make for quite a vacation!

You don't see severe weather warnings in Hawaii that often lol

I had a chance to visit Hawaii this past September. I was on the island of Oahu. I was told it is very unusual to have thunderstorms in HI. Honolulu only averages like 10 inches of rain a year. When I was there, the weather was warm. In fact, my last day there, it was around 90 degrees.

Kristi

Honolulu gets somewhat over 20 inches of rain per year which is pretty typical of a leeward location in Hawai'i . The windward side of O'ahu gets considerably more rain than the leeward which is typical of Trade Wind regions.

Steve