Hawaii drenched with record rainfall

Farmers.gov sent this bulletin at 12/09/2021 02:47 PM EST

The Natural Resources Conservation Service produces this weekly report using data and products from the National Water and Climate Center and other agencies. The report focuses on seasonal snowpack, precipitation, temperature, and drought conditions in the U.S.

A strong low-pressure system produced record rainfall in Hawaii from December 5 to 7. The storm moved from East to West over the island chain dropping the largest amounts of precipitation on southern slopes of the volcanos on the Big Island and Maui, as well as most of O’ahu. Strong winds, heavy rainfall and flooding caused power outages, road closures, and damage to homes and businesses. Flooding damage to the Iwilet Power Substation on O’ahu cut power to downtown Honolulu businesses and residences. At summits of the island volcanoes, blizzard warnings were issued for heavy snow and high winds. Open report>>

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