KAILUA-KONA — Heavy showers in parts South Kohala and North Kona have prompted a flood advisory for the area.
KAILUA-KONA — Heavy showers in parts South Kohala and North Kona have prompted a flood advisory for the area.
At 2:20 p.m. Friday, radar indicated heavy showers were falling at rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour over leeward areas of the Big Island, from Waimea to Puuanahulu, and along Daniel K. Inouye, west of Pohakuloa Training Area, according to forecasters at the Honolulu-based National Weather Service.
The advisory remains in effect until 5:15 p.m. as forecasters expect the heavy showers forecast to last through the afternoon.
Forecasters caution people to stay away from streams, drainage ditches and low-lying areas prone to flooding.Rainfall and runoff will also cause hazardous driving conditions due to ponding, reduced visibility and poor braking action. Do not cross fast flowing or rising water in your vehicle, or on foot. Turn around, don’t drown.
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This is great , the dry west side needs the rain and it will cause the vast burned area to start to regenerate quickly . A perfect time for volunteers to go in and plant dry forest trees
It’s too bad they don’t have seed banks of native plants that they can use whenever there’s a big fire like that, try establishing them early on when there’s less competition. Probably impractical, but I’ve even seen people suggested the out-of-the-box idea of incorporating native seeds in the helicopter dumps of water that they use to help put out the fire.