Flood advisory canceled for Kauai; high surf advisory for Oahu, Kauai County
Radar around 8 a.m. showed the heavy rain has eased as the cold front continues to move east of Kauai, according to the National Weather Service. Read more
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High surf advisory covers most north, west shores
Officials say the swell is expected to slowly decrease Saturday, but another west-northwest swell is due to arrive on Monday. Read more
Flood advisory for Maui expired; high surf for all east shores
A high wind advisory for Big Isle summits, and high surf advisory for the east-facing shores of most isles remain in place until 6 p.m. today. Read more
High surf advisory in place for north shores of most isles
Forecasters are expecting surf up to 16 feet on the north shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii island due to a north-northeast swell expected to peak this morning. Read more
Crews clean up debris after storm ravages Hawaiian islands
Severe weather swept across Oahu on Thursday, causing widespread damage, road hazards and temporary closures. Strong wind toppled trees onto busy roads, damaging several vehicles. Read more
Rains ease over Big Island; Hanauma Bay closed
Radar shows that the heavy rain has diminished over Hawaii island and flooding is no longer a threat. Read more
Rain, wind cause power outages, flooding, flight disruptions
The entire state is expected to remain under a flash flood watch until this afternoon and a high-wind warning until noon today with winds of at least 40 mph and gusts over 60 mph. Read more
Storm disrupts air travel as drivers navigate heavy traffic, flooding
“Today because of the storm, which is a lot better than we expected, there’s been a lot of issues that we’ve been dealing with, especially on the airport side,” said Hawaii Department of Transportation director Ed Sniffen. Read more
Hawaiian Electric: Power restored to most affected customers
In a final update on power restoration efforts this week, the company said tonight that fewer than 1% of its roughly 471,600 customers remained without power. Read more
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Winter storm wallops Hawaii with flooding rain, strong winds
Oahu was drenched throughout Thursday with Waimanalo recording 7 inches of rain for the 24 hours ending at 9:45 p.m. Read more
‘Potent’ storm system threatens to wallop Hawaiian Islands
The threats include heavy rain, flash flooding, damaging wind, severe thunderstorms on all islands, and snow and ice on Big Island summits. Read more
High wind warning issued for most Hawaiian islands as storm approaches
On Niihau, Kauai and Oahu, southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph, with localized gusts over 60 mph, are expected from 6 p.m. today to 6 a.m. Friday. Read more
‘Potent’ storm system threatens to wallop Hawaiian islands
The threats include heavy rain, flash flooding, damaging winds, severe thunderstorms on all islands, and snow and ice on Hawaii island summits. Read more
Rain soaks East Maui, more wet weather coming midweek
Breezy and cool northerly winds will develop today as a cold front moves through the islands, bringing temporary relief from heavy rainfall. Read more
High surf advisory posted for north shores of most islands
The National Weather Service expects the swell to peak this morning, boosting surf to 12 to 16 feet on these north shores before gradually declining. Read more
Historic winter storm shuts down parts of Florida Panhandle
Another 4 inches of snow, combined with sleet and freezing rain, piled up in some spots in northern Florida, southern Georgia and southeast South Carolina as the storm crawled through the region today, the National Weather Service said. Read more
Rare winter storm blankets South, freezes much of U.S.
The storm is expected to crawl through Mississippi, Georgia and Florida early this week. Read more
Polar vortex to bring freezing temperatures across U.S.
Temperatures will reach below 10 degrees Fahrenheit in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, into the teens in the central Plains and Midwest and near 30 degrees in parts of the South on Saturday, before the front moves into the East Coast and the Southeast on Monday, the National Weather Service said. Read more
High surf warning for north, west shores of most islands
The National Weather Service says an extra-large, west-northwest to northwest swell is expected to fill in today, and then peak this afternoon. Read more
High surf advisory in place for most north, west shores
The advisory covers the north- and west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu and Molokai; and the north-facing shores of Maui through 6 p.m. today. Read more
Powerful thunderstorms drench Maui, cut power to thousands
The Maui Emergency Management Agency was partially activated after the severe weather and flash flood warning. Read more
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