Wind gusts on Mauna Kea are now over 140 mph. Steady winds well above 100 mph.
Not sure I've seen a warning quite like this one before, i.e., one that covers the entire island.
https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwat...hp?cwa=HFO&wwa=flash%20flood%20warning
"BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
913 PM HST Sat Mar 14 2026
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The entire island of Hawaii in Hawaii County
* Until 100 AM HST.
* At 913 PM HST, radar indicated heavy rain over the entire Big
Island of Hawaii. Rain was falling at a rate of 1 to 3 inches per
hour. Several stream gauges remain above flood warning thresholds
island-wide. Flash flooding is ongoing with reports of highway
closures and flooding in local communities."
Not sure I've seen a warning quite like this one before, i.e., one that covers the entire island.
https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwat...hp?cwa=HFO&wwa=flash%20flood%20warning
"BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
913 PM HST Sat Mar 14 2026
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The entire island of Hawaii in Hawaii County
* Until 100 AM HST.
* At 913 PM HST, radar indicated heavy rain over the entire Big
Island of Hawaii. Rain was falling at a rate of 1 to 3 inches per
hour. Several stream gauges remain above flood warning thresholds
island-wide. Flash flooding is ongoing with reports of highway
closures and flooding in local communities."