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
MAUI
- West Wailuaiki 4.37
- `Ohe`o Gulch 2.16
- Kaupo Gap 2.12
- Hana Airport 1.92
- Ha`iku 1.40
- Pu`u Kukui 1.33
BIG ISLAND OF HAWAI`I
- Laupahoehoe 6.53
- Waiakea Uka 5.28
- Hilo Airport 5.16
- Pahoa 5.05
- Pi`ihonua 4.78
- Glenwood 3.31
- Pali #2 3.26
- Hakalau 2.69
- Honoka`a 2.57
- Mountain View 2.32
- Pahala 1.80
- Kapapala Ranch 1.16
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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 also belong to agencies other than the National Weather Service. So official NWS rainfall records are kept only for Lihu`e Airport, Honolulu Airport, Kahului Airport and Hilo Airport.
Ben.
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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 intersections as a four-way stop.
It doesn’t appear that EVERYONE has power back yet. Some of the people I follow on Twitter say they’re waiting, especially in Mililani.
As for weather, there was an earlier flood advisory for O`ahu, but that has been allowed to expire. There are still pockets of heavy rain that are moving through the island. Right now downtown, some light rain is falling.
Now, for something official: There are currently no watches or warnings posted around the state. The Big Island of Hawai`i is finally no longer under a flash flood watch, and the rain there has finally let up. However, conditions remain unstable over the state as the upper level low drifts westward. Think of it as wet tradewind weather on steroids. The weather should continue to be of the wet tradewind weather variety through the weekend, although I reckon Sunday might be a little drier.
As for the rest, keep it here on KITV.com, and watch the latest on KITV 4 Island Television News at 5 and 10 tonight.
Ben.
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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 of the six generators at the Waiau power plant.
Hawaiian Electric says it plans to gradually restore power at their power plants and then they’ll restore electricity to the island one section at a time… though again, they admit that could go on throughout the night.
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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 Lynne Unemori from HECO:
“We lost 3 major transmissions lines between Kahe Power Plant and town when that happened it caused the electric system to become unstable as a result HECO generating units and those private/independent power producers tripped off-line in order to protect them from being damage.”
HECO is not working to find out cause because their main focus is to restore power to customers. At this time POWER ONLY in parts of the Waianae Coast, Kapolei & Makakilo
Crews are working to restart generating units in Waiau… HECO wants to stress that as they begin to restart generating units/power it is important that it is done safely and carefully to avoid damage. HECO wants customers to plan to NOT have power overnight… Possibly 12 hours.
Traffic is heavy in many areas, so if you can avoid driving…do so. If you do need to head out, DOT officials say treat roads as a 4 way stop.
According to callers, the following places are open:
- Wahiawa Foodland (non-perishable items only)
- Star Market Ewa Beach
- Whole Foods Kahala (Cash Only)
- Times Kahala
- Hawai’i Kai Foodland
That’s all we have so far.
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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.
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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 totals for the Big Island for the 24-hour period ending at 5 pm Friday, in inches:
- Waiakea Uka 12.61
- Laupahoehoe 12.00
- Pi`ihonua 10.67
- Pali #2 7.11
- Glenwood 7.01
- Hilo Airport 6.98
- Hakalau 5.47
- Pahoa 4.72
- Pahala 4.01
- Kapapala Ranch 3.53
- South Point 2.35
- Honoka`a 1.83
- Mountain View 1.64
Rainfall rates on Maui have decreased substantially since this morning. Even so, it still looks like some of that moisture will make its way to the northern islands overnight.
Ben.
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From the National Weather Service:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY
* UNTIL 745 PM HST
* AT 418 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN MOVING ONSHORE IN THE KAU
DISTRICT WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR...AND
JUST OFFSHORE NEAR LAUPAHOEHOE WITH RAINFALL RATES JUST OVER 1
INCH PER HOUR. RAIN HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT OVER MANY AREAS WITHIN
THE WARNING...BUT THE SATURATED GROUND AND THE CHANCE FOR LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL EXCEEDING 2 INCHES PER HOUR CONTINUES THE THREAT
FOR FLOODING...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ROCKSLIDES.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PEPEEKEO...PAPAIKOU...PAAUILO...OOKALA...LAUPAHOEHOE...KEAAU...
HONOMU...HONOKAA...KAWA FLATS...HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK AND HAKALAU.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
IN STREAMS...ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW.
ALTHOUGH THE RAIN MAY SUBSIDE FROM TIME TO TIME...STAY ALERT FOR
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OR RUNOFF THAT MAY CAUSE FLOODING OR ROCKSLIDES.
DO NOT CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE OR ON FOOT.
TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.
THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 745 PM HST IF THE THREAT
FOR FLASH FLOODING PERSISTS.
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1:37 pm
From the National Weather Service:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY
* UNTIL 445 PM HST
* AT 130 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL OVER EAST
AND SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND. RAIN GAGES AND RADAR
BOTH INDICATE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING AT RATES BETWEEN 2 AND 3
INCHES PER HOUR. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PEPEEKEO...PAPAIKOU...PAAUILO...OOKALA...LAUPAHOEHOE...KEAAU...
HONOMU...HONOKAA...HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK AND HAKALAU.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
IN STREAMS...ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW.
DO NOT CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE OR ON FOOT.
TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.
THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 445 PM HST IF FLASH
FLOODING PERSISTS.
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12:25 pm
Selected 24-hour rainfall totals through 11 am, in inches:
KAUA`I
- Mount Wai`ale`ale 1.29
- Mohihi Crossing 1.22
O`AHU
- Waiawa Correctional Facility 1.16
- South Fork Kaukonahua Stream 1.03
- Mililani .94
- Moanalua .87
- Palisades .86
- Poamoho .57
- Poamoho #2 .54
- Waipi`o .46
- Makaha Stream .41
MOLOKA`I
- Makapulapai .38
- Moloka`i Airport .30
- Kamalo .24
- Moloka`i #1 .17
- Kaunakakai Mauka .04
LANA`I
MAUI
- Kaupo Gap 8.30
- `Ohe`o Gulch 4.04
- West Wailuaiki 3.01
- Hana Airport 2.16
- Pu`u Kukui 1.87
- Ha`iku .90
- `Ulupalakua .53
- Waikapu Country Club .44
- Kihei #2 .42
- Kahului Airport .38
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