Sept. 10, 2018 Olivia, which is expected to weaken to a tropical storm still has potential to cause major damage. Forecasts show that the islands will experience wind and heavy rain as early as tomorrow. “There will be outages if the islands are hit by powerful winds, torrentialrain, and flooding. Once the storm has passed and it is safe for our crews to begin restoration,we will work as quickly and safely as […]
All eyes are on hurricane Olivia to our east. For the time being, light to moderate trades have returned, which will gradually increase as Hurricane Olivia begins to approach the state tonight into Tuesday. Olivia will move through the eastern end of the state late Tuesday into Wednesday as a tropical storm, then passing south of Oahu and Kauai Wednesday into Thursday. A wet pattern with gusty trades will likely […]
September 9 , 10:30 am The Central Pacific Hurricane Center reports that as of 5:00 am, Hurricane Olivia is a Category 1 hurricane, 735 miles ENE of Hilo with sustained winds of 75 mph, moving W at 16 mph. It is still too early to know what effects this hurricane will have on Hawaii Island. There are no warnings or advisories in effect at this time. The County will not […]
