Posted on 2:30 pm, Friday, April 13, 2018. Tags: hccd, high surf, nws, rain, wind
The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Hawaii Island. Very heavy rain and thunderstorms from Waimea up to Saddle Road Junction and down through South Kona are occurring at this time. In addition, a High Surf Advisory is now in effect for North Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo, and Puna.
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Posted on 6:13 pm, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Tags: police, rain, south kohala, weather
Hawaii Police Department is asking the public to drive use caution when traveling in the South Kohala District due to heavy rains and run off. There is a slow moving storm system in the area that is expected to last several hours. Please drive carefully on Saddle Road between the 47-49 mile markers (above Waikii […]
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Posted on 4:30 pm, Saturday, September 8, 2012. Tags: lakeland, rain, waimea, weather
Use caution when driving through Mamalanoa Highway (Hwy 19) between Lakeland and Mana Road until about 8:30 p.m. due to heavy rain, ponding and runoff in Waimea.
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Posted on 6:39 pm, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Tags: flooding, hail, lightning, nws, rain, thunder
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flood advisory for Hawaii County until 8:15 p.m. Thursday (March 8). Weather radar shows heavy rain in North Hawaii from Waipio Valley down the Hamakua Coast to Hakalau. The heavy rain system is slow moving. Hawaii County police reported at 6:14 p.m. flooding near Pu‘u nani […]
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Posted on 3:24 pm, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Tags: kevin kodama, rain
Special to Hawaii 247 by Kevin R. Kodama | NOAA/NWS Senior Hydrologist Although trade winds dominated the lower level weather pattern, upper level low pressure systems helped create an unusually unstable airmass over the island chain. This resulted in wetter than normal conditions in many areas of the state during the month of June. The […]
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Posted on 2:52 am, Saturday, June 11, 2011. Tags: kevin kodama, national weather service, noaa, rain
MEDIA RELEASE The end of April normally signals the end of the Hawaiian wet season. However, the atmosphere decided otherwise and kept the state under unstable and wet conditions through the first half of May, said Kevin R. Kodama, senior service hydrologist at NOAA/NWS Weather Forecast Office Honolulu. From May 1 through 4, an upper […]
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Posted on 4:34 pm, Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Tags: flash flood, rain, weather
MEDIA RELEASE This is a Civil Defense message. This is a weather update for Tuesday Dec. 21st A flash flood watch remains in effect for Hawai’i Island through this evening. The National Weather Service forecasts heavier than normal rainfall island wide for this period. Due to the flash flood watch the following are issued. All […]
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Posted on 7:08 pm, Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Tags: flooding, rain, waikoloa, weather
Heavy rain brings flooding to Waikoloa Wednesday evening.
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Posted on 1:32 pm, Friday, December 26, 2008. Tags: laupahoehoe, rain, rockslide
Rainstorms pound the east side of the Big Island.
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Posted on 3:05 pm, Thursday, December 11, 2008. Tags: kona, rain, storm, weather
It rained Thursday afternoon. That’s not really news to anyone who even looked outside any time after about 1p.m., but it is remarkable because some forecasts predicted Maui and the Big Island would be spared the nasty weather. Oahu and Kauai did take the brunt of the storm Thursday, although the National Weather Service did […]
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