11:45 am Update: No Watches or Warnings Sunday, December 28, 2008

The National Weather Service currently has no watches or warnings posted.
A flash flood warning issued last night for Maui has expired.
A small craft advisory for coastal waters has been cancelled.
The high surf advisory for east-facing shores has been allowed to expire as of noon Sunday as waves fall below the eight foot face height threshold.
The [...]

11:30 pm: Flash Flood Warning Extended for Maui Saturday, December 27, 2008

From the National Weather Service:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY

* UNTIL 145 AM HST

* AT 1044 PM HST…A STREAM GAGE AT OHEO GULCH CONTINUES TO SHOW
VERY HIGH WATER LEVELS. RADAR INDICATES HEAVY RAINS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS STILL [...]

5:10 pm Flash Flood Warning for Maui Saturday, December 27, 2008

From the National Weather Service:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY

* UNTIL 800 PM HST

* AT 506 PM HST…A GAGE ON OHEO GULCH SHOWED A RAPID RISE
IN WATER LEVEL FROM HEAVY RAIN NEAR KIPAHULU…OR ABOUT 27 MILES
EAST [...]

Updated 24 Hour Rainfall Totals Saturday, December 27, 2008

Here are selected rainfall totals for the 24-hour period ending at 11 am Saturday, in inches:
KAUA`I

Mount Wai`ale`ale  2.51
Hanalei River  1.22
Mohihi Crossing  1.07
Koke`e  .84
Kapahi  .72
`Opaeka`a Stream  .71
Kalaheo  .69

O`AHU

Poamoho #2  4.31
South Fork Kaukonahua Stream  3.16
Waiawa Correctional Facility  2.46
O`ahu Forest Nat’l. Wildlife Refuge  2.35
Mililani  1.83
Poamoho  1.77
Moanalua  1.40
Palisades  1.39
Hakipu`u Mauka  1.27
Schofield Barracks  1.24
Waihe`e Pump  1.22

MOLOKA`I

Makapulapai  .63
Kamalo  .45

LANA`I

Lana`i #1  .01

MAUI

West [...]

New Hilo Rainfall Record Saturday, December 27, 2008

All that rain that fell on East Hawai`i Island resulted in a record 9.84 inches falling at Hilo Airport on Friday. That breaks the old rainfall record for December 26 of 3.56 inches, set in 1961.
While there are more than a hundred rain gages around the state, many of those gages are automated, and some [...]

Nothing Official; Just Observations Saturday, December 27, 2008

12:30 pm
Power in the downtown/Nu`uanu area appears to have come back online around 5 am. However, driving around downton and Ala Moana, there are still some major intersections where the traffic signals are still not working. Some of them have police officers directing traffic, others do not. By and large, most people are treating those [...]

Updated O’ahu Blackout Friday, December 26, 2008

Officials say a lightning strike surged the system… and as a safety precaution… generators were automatically shut down.
That’s similar to what happened in 2006 when the big earthquake caused power to be knocked out across the state.
Authorities say tonight, four of the five generators at Kahe Power Plant were shut down… as well as five [...]

Oahu Blackout Friday, December 26, 2008

Power has been lost for most of O’ahu since about 6:30 pm Friday.
At this hour most of the island is still without power except for a few areas in west Oahu. The island-wide blackout shut down shopping malls and strands passengers at the airport, and officials say the electricity could be out until daybreak tomorrow.
Per [...]

Flash Flood Extended Friday, December 26, 2008

The flash flood warning for the Island of Hawai’i has been extended from 7:45 pm to 10:45 pm.
Due to the power outage on O’ahu, rainfall totals have not been updated and only reflect what has fallen since 5 pm Friday.

A Foot of Rain Friday, December 26, 2008

The east and southeast portions of the Big Island of Hawai`i remain under a flash flood watch, which has been in effect for more than 12 hours. During that time, there’s been areas that have received more than a foot of rain, with rainfall rates approaching three inches per hour at times.
Here are selected rainfall [...]