I took the stat below from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. <-- Click on the NOAA link to see how localized this series of storms is, by comparing our side of the Big Island (east -- "windward" on the NOAA chart) with the Kona side ("leeward" = west of the volcano, drier) and the rainfall of the other Hawaiian Islands.
- This chart gives accumulated rainfall for monitored points throughout the
Hawaiian Islands over the 24-hour period effective as of 8 a.m.
HST Monday morning. Here are the stats for the Pahoa monitoring site:
:ISLAND OF HAWAII INCHES
:ID LOCATION 3-HR 6-HR 12-HR 24-HR
: WINDWARD SITES
PHAH1 : PAHOA (HI83) : 1.53 / 2.74 / 6.55 / 10.26
- So we had over 10 inches of rain in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday
morning. Probably more, since here it is typically rainier than at the
Pahoa monitoring site.
Lest I make the other Islands' weather seem trivial,
I hasten to add that as of this writing (Monday night), the NOAA
elsewhere states:
335 PM HST MON FEB 4 2008
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.A NEARLY STATIONARY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH JUST WEST OF THE MAIN
ISLAND CHAIN WILL MAINTAIN THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT.
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
330 PM HST MON FEB 4 2008
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI OAHU
MOLOKAI MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND...
.OVERVIEW...STRONG TRADE WINDS CONTINUE TO GENERATE LARGE AND
ROUGH SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES.
In any case, this is the most extensive rain I have seen here since moving from the mainland over two years ago. Thunder and lightning woke us up at various intervals throughout the
night. Surge protectors blipping off and on, etc. One of my healthcare providers canceled all his appointments today, as he drives in from Hilo, where his
receptionist informed me that 19 inches of rain had fallen within the same period.
Wishing you a beautiful day,
Bill Brent
[this page last updated: 2008.02.04, 7:25 p.m. Hawaii time]
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