NOHW40 PHFO 261459 PNSHFO HIZ001>028-270300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 459 AM HST SUN AUG 26 2018 ...EXTREME RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM LANE OVER THE BIG ISLAND... RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH LANE HAVE PRODUCED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER THE BIG ISLAND'S SLOPES FROM HAWI ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLAND TO NAALEHU ON THE SOUTH SIDE. SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING HAS OCCURRED IN MULTIPLE AREAS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE ISLAND. SEVERAL EVACUATIONS OCCURRED, WITH WATER RESCUES TAKING PLACE AT KAIULANI STREET IN HILO AND ALSO IN THE TOWN OF KEAAU. AS USUAL DURING HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS, THE BAYFRONT AREA WAS INUNDATED BY THE OVERFLOW OF ALENAIO STREAM. HIGHWAY 19 WAS CLOSED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS DUE TO LANDSLIDES AND FLOODING. AKONI PULE HIGHWAY WAS CLOSED BY A LANDSLIDE NEAR HALAWA GULCH. HIGHWAY 130 WAS CLOSED BY FLOODING SOUTH OF KEAAU. NUMEROUS OTHER ROADS WERE ALSO CLOSED BY FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING ALSO AFFECTED WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF MAUI, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HANA HIGHWAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL STORM REPORT SUMMARY FOR MORE SPECIFICS ON INDIVIDUAL REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE EVENT AT: WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/HNL/PAGES/LSR.PHP MOUNTAIN VIEW HAS MEASURED 51.53 INCHES OF RAIN FOR THE PERIOD RUNNING FROM 12 NOON HST AUGUST 22 THROUGH 4 AM HST AUGUST 26. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY TOTAL SUBJECT TO FINAL QUALITY CONTROL, BUT THIS IS CURRENTLY THE THIRD HIGHEST STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1950. THE HIGHEST TOTAL IS 60.58 INCHES, MEASURED AT NEDERLAND, TEXAS, DURING HURRICANE HARVEY IN 2017. THE SECOND HIGHEST TOTAL, AND THE HIGHEST TROPICAL CYCLONE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN HAWAII IS 52.00 INCHES, MEASURED AT KANALOHULUHULU RANGER STATION, DURING HURRICANE HIKI IN 1950. HILO AIRPORT MEASURED 36.76 INCHES OF RAIN FOR THE FOUR DAY PERIOD RUNNING FROM 12 MIDNIGHT HST AUGUST 22 THROUGH 1159 PM HST AUGUST 25. THIS IS THE WETTEST FOUR DAY PERIOD EVER OBSERVED AT HILO, WITH RECORDS DATING BACK TO 1949. HILO ALSO MEASURED 15.00 INCHES OF RAIN ON AUGUST 24, WHICH WAS THE FIFTH WETTEST CALENDAR DAY ON RECORD. HERE ARE SOME OF THE NOTABLE RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THE ONGOING EVENT, COVERING THE PERIOD FROM NOON HST AUGUST 22 THROUGH 4 AM HST AUGUST 26. ALL VALUES ARE IN INCHES, AND ARE PRELIMINARY PENDING FINAL QUALITY CONTROL. ISLAND OF HAWAII MOUNTAIN VIEW : 51.53 WAIAKEA UKA : 49.10 PIIHONUA : 47.48 SADDLE QUARRY (USGS) : 47.20 WAIAKEA EXPERIMENT STATION : 43.99 PAHOA : 37.28 GLENWOOD : 35.40 KULANI NWR : 28.52 KEAUMO : 24.35 KAWAINUI STREAM (USGS) : 16.03 PUU MALI : 13.70 ISLAND OF MAUI WEST WAILUAIKI (USGS) : 24.71 PUU KUKUI (USGS) : 14.96 HAIKU : 10.34 HANA AIRPORT : 8.14 $$ JACOBSON ================= Public Information Statement National Weather Service Honolulu HI 142 PM HST Sat Aug 25 2018 ...HEAVY RAIN FROM LANE CONTINUES OVER THE BIG ISLAND... Rain bands within the eastern part of Lane`s circulation produced torrential rainfall over the Big Island`s slopes from Hawi on the north side of the island to Naalehu on the south side. Significant flash flooding has occurred in multiple areas across the northeast and east facing slopes of the island. Several evacuations occurred, with water rescues taking place at Kaiulani Street in Hilo and also in the town of Keaau. As usual, the Bayfront area was inundated by the overflow of Alenaio Stream. Highway 19 was closed in multiple locations due to landslides and flooding. Akoni Pule Highway was closed by a landslide near Halawa Gulch. Highway 130 was closed by flooding south of Keaau. Numerous other roads were also closed by flooding. Heavy rain and flash flooding also affected windward and southeast sections of Maui, especially along the Hana Highway. Please refer to the Local Storm Report Summary for more specifics on individual reports throughout the event at: www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/pages/lsr.php Hilo Airport measured 31.85 inches of rain for the three day period running from 12 midnight HST August 22 through 1159 PM HST August 24. This is the wettest three day period ever observed at Hilo, with records dating back to 1949. Hilo also measured 15.00 inches of rain on August 24, which was the fifth wettest calendar day on record. Here are some of the notable rainfall totals from the ongoing event, covering the 3-day period from noon HST August 22 through noon HST August 25. All values are in inches, and are preliminary pending final quality control. Island of Hawaii Mountain View : 46.93 Waiakea Uka : 46.35 Piihonua : 44.98 Saddle Quarry (USGS) : 44.27 Waiakea Experiment Station : 41.49 Glenwood : 33.23 Kulani NWR : 26.92 Pahoa : 24.49 Keaumo : 23.61 Kawainui Stream (USGS) : 15.01 Puu Mali : 13.24 Island of Maui West Wailuaiki (USGS) : 18.57 Puu Kukui (USGS) : 12.96 Haiku : 8.17 Hana Airport : 5.24 In addition to the automated site totals, volunteer observers with the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS, reported the following 48-hour totals from 7 AM HST, August 22 through 7 AM HST, August 24. All values are in inches. HI-HI-34 Honokaa 2.7 ESE : 31.16 HI-HI-50 Paauilo 2.4 SW : 26.96 HI-HI-11 Papaikou 1.1 N : 19.70 (48-hr total through 7 AM HST August 24) $$ Kodama =========================== PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 443 AM HST SAT AUG 25 2018 ...LANE PRODUCES TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER THE BIG ISLAND... RAIN BANDS WITHIN THE EASTERN PART OF LANE'S CIRCULATION PRODUCED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER THE BIG ISLAND'S SLOPES FROM HAWI ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLAND TO NAALEHU ON THE SOUTH SIDE. SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING HAS OCCURRED IN MULTIPLE AREAS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE ISLAND. SEVERAL EVACUATIONS OCCURRED IN HILO, WITH WATER RESCUES TAKING PLACE AT KAIULANI STREET. AS USUAL, THE BAYFRONT AREA WAS INUNDATED BY THE OVERFLOW OF ALENAIO STREAM. HIGHWAY 19 WAS CLOSED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS DUE TO LANDSLIDES AND FLOODING. AKONI PULE HIGHWAY WAS CLOSED BY A LANDSLIDE NEAR HALAWA GULCH. HIGHWAY 130 WAS CLOSED BY FLOODING SOUTH OF KEEAU. NUMEROUS OTHER ROADS WERE ALSO CLOSED BY FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING ALSO AFFECTED SOME WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF MAUI. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL STORM REPORT SUMMARY FOR MORE SPECIFICS ON INDIVIDUAL REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE EVENT AT: WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/HNL/PAGES/LSR.PHP HILO AIRPORT MEASURED 31.85 INCHES OF RAIN FOR THE THREE DAY PERIOD RUNNING FROM 12 MIDNIGHT HST AUGUST 22 THROUGH 1159 PM HST AUGUST 24. THIS BECOMES THE WETTEST THREE DAY PERIOD EVER OBSERVED AT HILO, WITH RECORDS DATING BACK TO 1949. HILO ALSO MEASURED 15.00 INCHES OF RAIN ON AUGUST 24, WHICH WAS THE FIFTH WETTEST CALENDAR DAY ON RECORD. HERE ARE SOME OF THE NOTABLE RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THE ONGOING EVENT, COVERING THE TIME PERIOD FROM NOON HST AUGUST 22 THROUGH 4 AM HST AUGUST 25. ALL VALUES ARE IN INCHES, AND ARE PRELIMINARY PENDING FINAL QUALITY CONTROL. ISLAND OF HAWAII WAIAKEA UKA : 45.80 PIIHONUA : 44.68 SADDLE QUARRY (USGS) : 41.87 WAIAKEA EXPERIMENT STATION : 41.15 MOUNTAIN VIEW : 38.76 GLENWOOD : 28.61 KULANI NWR : 26.62 KEAUMO : 22.94 PAHOA : 22.87 KAWAINUI STREAM (USGS) : 14.83 PUU MALI : 13.21 ISLAND OF MAUI WEST WAILUAIKI (USGS) : 18.16 PUU KUKUI (USGS) : 10.55 HAIKU : 8.15 HANA AIRPORT : 4.70 IN ADDITION TO THE AUTOMATED SITE TOTALS, VOLUNTEER OBSERVERS WITH THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN, HAIL, AND SNOW NETWORK, OR COCORAHS, REPORTED THE FOLLOWING 48-HOUR TOTALS FROM 7 AM HST, AUGUST 22 THROUGH 7 AM HST, AUGUST 24. ALL VALUES ARE IN INCHES. HI-HI-34 HONOKAA 2.7 ESE : 29.28 HI-HI-50 PAAUILO 2.4 SW : 25.01 HI-HI-11 PAPAIKOU 1.1 N : 19.70 $$ JACOBSON