Hawaii braces for flash flooding as third Kona Low in a month begins to soak islands in torrential rains

Hawaii is facing a renewed menace of flash flooding arsenic different Kona Low takes shape, bringing respective inches of rainfall to the already water-logged islands. 

Less than a period aft back-to-back Kona Lows drenched Hawaii, causing unsafe flash flooding connected Maui and Oahu, different 1 is gearing up to origin much flooding. 

Widespread flooding crossed Oʻahu has kept the Honolulu Fire Department stretched, with crews carrying retired galore evacuations and h2o rescues arsenic rising waters interaction communities.

(Honolulu Fire Department / FOX Weather)

According to the FOX Forecast Center, respective inches of rainfall person already fallen connected Maui and the Big Island arsenic of Wednesday. 

A full of 11.4 inches of rainfall has fallen successful Pāhoa Beacon, Hawaii since Tuesday. 

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Flash flood alerts are successful effect crossed each of the Hawaiian islands, done Friday, with a Flash Flood Warning successful spot for the southeastern extremity of Maui. 

Through Sunday, much than a ft of rainfall is forecast crossed portions of the Big Island, with a wide 5–8 inches expected elsewhere crossed the islands. 

These conditions could pb to important flash flooding, arsenic good arsenic overflowing streams and drainage systems. 

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Road closures are possible, on with spot harm successful municipality and low-lying areas owed to accelerated runoff and landslides successful steep terrain, the FOX Forecast Center said.

The rainfall comes connected the backmost of the wettest period connected grounds for immoderate areas successful Hawaii. 

Kahului connected Maui recorded 21.11 inches of rainfall successful March alone, marking its wettest period successful implicit 110 years. Honolulu recorded its fourth-wettest March connected record, with 13.61 inches past month. 

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Because the grounds are already soaked with moisture, further rainfall fuels the flash flooding threat, the FOX Forecast Center said. 

The Kona Lows successful March caused homes and buildings to illness and beryllium swept distant by flooding. 

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Numerous communities were evacuated owed to a Flash Flood Emergency, including Waialua and Haleiwa connected Oahu's bluish shore.

Roads and bridges were damaged, and radical were forced to question structure connected their roofs during the worst of the flooding. 

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Hawaii Governor Josh Green called it the worst flood the authorities had seen successful 20 years and estimated that the storms could perchance outgo up to $1 cardinal successful damages.

In summation to the rain, determination is besides the imaginable for beardown thunderstorms. Some storms could go terrible if conditions are close connected Thursday, the FOX Forecast Center said. 

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Strong winds are imaginable arsenic the Kona Low moves onshore, with gusts of 40-50 mph forecast, according to the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center. 

Stay with FOX Weather for the latest forecast for Hawaii arsenic the rainfall falls.