Blizzard warning for Hawaii

[bcla]

No joke. I've experienced some pretty bad snowfall, but this is severe even for 13K elevation on the Big Island. There's typically just a dusting of snow at the tops.

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021...aiian-islands-heavy-snow-to-big-island-peaks/​

The entire state is under a flash flood watch through Monday afternoon, and the Big Island summits will be under blizzard and high wind warnings over the weekend with winds gusting over 100 mph, and a possible foot of snow, forecasters said.​

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The flood watch is due to a cold front that will move over the islands and then stall as a kona low develops west of Kauai, bringing the threat of an extended period of flooding rain, the National Weather Service said.​

The weather service issued both high wind and blizzard warnings for the Big Island summits from 6 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Sunday.​

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“Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility at times, with periods of zero visibility,” forecasters said.​

But the blizzard warnings are on Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1466917365300486144

 

[LuvOrlando]

Saw this, I'm wondering how much of this is being spawned by the innovative cloud seeding running amok, as in, is there a satellite picking up when it's going on in different parts of the world & making it all public? How much of this is just fallout like dominos and is anyone even looking?

 

[kanerf]

When are the putting in the Ski resorts?

 

[bcla]

When are the putting in the Ski resorts?

 

[kdonnel]

I’ve been to the top of Mauna Kea in April. Some snow that time of year but not a lot.

Snow at 14000 feet is not unusual.

From what I remember reading that trip, the locals will drive to the summit after big snow events and fill their truck beds and trailers with snow. Drive back home and shovel it into their yards for the kids to play in the snow.

 

[Southernmiss]

Dh and I stayed in a Bed and Breakfast up the mountain on the Big Island in November 1993.

We drove and toured the beaches during the day in shorts and flip flops and could not get our luggage out fast enough to get our warm clothes when we got to the house.

The owners told us they had all 4 seasons and often snow in the winter.

 

[chickapin parterre]

oh....thought it was a dairy queen beiing built....just going in and out of the threads