A slow-moving storm will continue to pump tropical moisture over part of the Hawaiian Islands through this weekend with life-threatening consequences from flash flooding, AccuWeather meteorologists say.
A slow-moving storm will continue to unload torrential rain in part of the Hawaii through this weekend creating dangerous flash flooding and mudslides.This image of the central Pacific, captured on Friday, Apr. 12, 2024, shows the storm with its bright-colored clouds spinning northwest of Hawaii . Intense rain was occurring in the western and central parts of Hawaii.
"The Kona Low and its counterclockwise flow of air was positioned in a perfect spot to pump moisture northward over the region," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Matt Benz said."The storm was located several hundred miles to the northwest of the islands." The climate on the island is diverse, and as is the case on much of the Hawaiian Islands, the wettest zones are on the northeastern sides, which are exposed to persistent northeast trade winds that transport moisture in from the Pacific. The southwestern side of the island is shielded from the mountains in the middle of the island and is desertlike in some cases.
"The Kona Low will slowly wander to the southeast this weekend and will continue to bring drenching downpours on Kauai while allowing the firehose of rain to crawl farther to the east over the island chain," Benz said.
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