HAWAII COUNTY CLOSURES County lava viewing and swimming pools are closed effective noon today. All camping and pavilion reservations at County and State parks have been cancelled today through Sunday. All backcountry areas and certain roads in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, are closed effective 5 p.m. today. Saturday, all State and County park facilities are closed until further notice.
Hawai‘i Electric Light offers safety tips for customers HILO, July 21, 2016 – Hawai‘i Electric Light employees are preparing for potential impacts from approaching Tropical Storm Darby. Storms typically bring high winds and other weather conditions which can cause power interruptions. The key to successfully weathering these situations is to be prepared. The company offers the following safety tips: General Know the (Civil Defense) warning signals and where […]
New estimates at 11pm suggest Darby may go further West and across the entire Big Island! Currently forecasts of 50mph when it gets here, near Kohala, Saturday early evening.. Prepare now. Fill up your gas tanks and have plenty of water and batteries just in case. Storm tracking at 11pm moves Darby's center closer to Kohala and now West. To refresh some of the terminology regarding the intensity of storms; […]
11am UPDATE: A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for The Big Island. Tropical Storm Watch Alert: .TROPICAL STORM DARBY HAWAII 19.65N 155.50W Instructions: Target Area: Big Island Interior Big Island North and East Big Island Summit Kohala Kona South Big Island The newest path update for Darby shows it passing directly over Kohala Sunday morning, with effects beginning here Saturday afternoon. It is very possible this will shift or […]
Flash Flood Watch Alert: ...APPROACHING DARBY COULD BRING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WITH POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. * FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * TROPICAL STORM DARBY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE STATE. DEPENDING ON THE […]
DARBY HEADING TOWARD HAWAII WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH... The current cone path contains the entire Big Island and the strength will be of a tropical storm defined as winds 39 to 73 mph. The path can, of course, change, so stay tuned to KNKR for continued updates. Be prepared in case of loss of power and other emergency situations. SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.9N 145.2W ABOUT 645 MI...1040 […]
TROPICAL STORM DARBY DISCUSSION NUMBER 37 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP052016 1100 AM HST WED JUL 20 2016 Darby's satellite signature has degraded slightly since the previous advisory but convective cloud tops as cold as -65C persist near the center. However, microwave and conventional satellite imagery indicate that the low level center is located on the southwest side of the deep convection, with a 1615Z SSMI/S pass […]
Though expected to pass offshore, northern and eastern areas of the Big Island and Maui are within the potential track area on Saturday and Sunday. Forecast models have Tropical Storm Darby about 175 miles north-northeast of Hilo and circulating 45 mph winds Sunday evening. Based on Tuesday’s forecast track, Darby should bring some rain to the Big Island this weekend. Stay tuned to KNKR for updates.
