Weather Alert in Hawaii
Flash Flood Warning issued March 23 at 3:28PM HST until March 23 at 6:45PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
AREAS AFFECTED: Hawaii in Hawaii, HI
DESCRIPTION: FFWHFO The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... The island of Hawaii in Hawaii County * Until 645 PM HST. * At 328 PM HST, radar indicated areas of heavy rain continuing over portions of east and southeast Big Island. The heaviest rain is concentrated over the Kau District between Kawa Flats and Volcano, including portions of Mamalahoa Highway. Rain was falling at a rate of 2 to 4 inches per hour. The water level at the Paauau Gulch gage near Pahala continues to run high. Emergency management reports water over Mamalahoa Highway at that location. HAZARD...Heavy rain producing life threatening flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management. IMPACT...Significant and life threatening flooding in drainages, streams, rivers, roads, properties, and other low lying areas. Multiple public road closures expected, as well as landslides in steep terrain. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Honokaa, Volcano, Glenwood, Mountain View, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaiian Acres, Keaau, Wood Valley, Pohakuloa Camp, Papaikou, Pepeekeo, Pahala, Honomu, Pahoa and Hakalau.
INSTRUCTION: Stay away from streams, rivers, drainage ditches, and culverts, even if they are currently dry. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of drainage ditches and streams, streets, highways, properties, and other low lying spots.
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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?
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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes
(between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes
water vapor
to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are
featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.
In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved
appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds
are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?
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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above
20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant
feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky.
These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching
100 mph.
What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.
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