.FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .ALTHOUGH SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING THE TRACK OF HURRICANE MADELINE...DEEP MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT AT LEAST THE BIG ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY FLOODING RAINFALL THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL ISLANDS MAY BE ADDED TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THE HURRICANE. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM […]
T Hurricane Watch Alert: ...HURRICANE MADELINE APPROACHING THE STATE FROM THE EAST... .NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF LOCATIONS WITHIN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH […]
Madeline is now a hurricane packing winds of 100 MPH. The path keeps changing so keep watching. As of now, the path shows Madeline to be a hurricane as it passes south of The Big Island, which should bring lots of rain and high surf to The Big Island, starting Wednesday morning. Based on current projections, Madeline will have 80 MPH winds as it is closest to us. AND, Hurricane […]
At 500 PM HST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Madeline was located near latitude 17.4 North, longitude 143.1 West. Madeline is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through Monday with a gradual turn toward the west Monday night and Tuesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher gusts. Madeline is expected to strengthen a […]
SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.3N 140.8W ABOUT 970 MI...1555 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 1170 MI...1880 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES Madeline is moving toward the northwest near 7 mph (11 km/h). This motion is expected to continue through tomorrow with a turn toward the west tomorrow […]
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is currently issuing bulletins on Tropical Storm Madeline, which is located just east of 140W. Madeline is expected to move northwest for the next few days before turning west, and may impact the state during the middle of the week. There has been a lack of consistency in model guidance with this system, leading to greater than normal uncertainty in the track and intensity […]
Effects start Wednesday. Prepare now as these 2 storms will be hurricanes and will be nearby back to back starting late Tuesday/early Wednesday. The first one Madeline should be a tropical storm with mid intensity, but Lester can be much stronger. As we all know, Mauna Kea hopefully does her fantastic magic, but prepare just in case. Expect lots of rain and possible strong damaging gusty winds. With both storms […]
Stay tuned to knkr.org and KNKR 96.1FM for continued updates on these 2 storms. We are looking at possible impact to our weather starting middle next week.
FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY * UNTIL 445 PM HST * AT 200 PM HST...RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IMPACTING THE BIG ISLAND...WITH MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL NOW OCCURRING OVER INTERIOR AND UPSLOPE AREAS...INCLUDING THE POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS IMPACTING AREAS UPSLOPE OF COMMUNITIES FROM MILOLII TO KAILUA-KONA...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN JUST SOUTH OF KAMUELA. RUNOFF FROM […]
