For 2016, The Central Pacific Hurricane Center predicts climate conditions pointing to a 40 percent chance of an above-normal hurricane season, a 40 percent chance of a normal season, which sees 4-5 hurricanes, and a 20 percent chance of a below-normal season. The Central Pacific hurricane season starts next Wednesday, June 1, and ends November 30. Be prepared. KNKR will provide up to date warnings and bulletins online and live on the air.
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY * UNTIL 730 AM HST * AT 435 AM HST...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER LEEWARD KOHALA ON THE BIG ISLAND...FROM NEAR KAWAIHAE TO NORTH OF KOHALA RANCH. RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER...AND NUISANCE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ON KOHALA RANCH ROAD. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT […]
Special Weather Statement Alert: ...GUSTY NORTHEAST TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WELL NORTH OF THE STATE AND A STALLED FRONT OVER THE BIG ISLAND...WILL RESULT IN BREEZY TO WINDY NORTHEASTERLY TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND DOWNWIND OF HIGHER TERRAIN...AS WELL […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY * UNTIL 1130 PM HST * AT 815 PM HST...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL JUST OFFSHORE THE NORTH KONA...AND NORTH AND SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICTS...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS RAINFALL MOVING INTO ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING WITHIN THE WARNING […]
Flash Flood Warning Alert: ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM HST FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY... AT 725 PM HST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS NORTH KONA...AS WELL AS THE NORTH AND SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICTS...WITH RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR IN AREAS. IN ADDITION...PONDING OF WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 6 AND […]
Event: Flash Flood Warning Alert: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY * UNTIL 530 PM HST * AT 231 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED PERISTENT HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN HILO AND HAKALAU. SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING WITHIN STREAMS AND ON ROADS BETWEEN THESE LOCATIONS. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO OCCURRING NEAR WAIMEA...AND OVER THE MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY BETWEEN […]
Special Weather Statement Alert: ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT... ALTHOUGH MANY AREAS ARE SEEING SUNSHINE THIS MORNING...LOCALIZED HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER INTERIOR AND MAUKA AREAS. THE SHOWERS WILL TEND TO SPREAD TOWARD THE SHORELINES DURING THE MID-TO-LATE AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HIKERS SHOULD ESPECIALLY BE CAUTIOUS IN AND NEAR […]
A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF SHOWERS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH KAUAI LATE IN THE DAY SATURDAY...THEN MOVE QUICKLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE ISLANDS BY SUNDAY MORNING. VERY COOL...DRY AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND AFTER THE FRONT PASSES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. IT WILL BE LOCALLY WINDY...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE […]
.HIGH WIND WARNING FOR KOHALA DISTRICT ON THE BIG ISLAND AND FOR THE HALEAKALA SUMMIT ON MAUI...* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. * WINDS...EAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...MAINLY IN LEEWARD KOHALA. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH […]
