strong storm is here in hawai'i - 100K out of power, evacuations, heavy rain etc etc

[msongs]

our power was out for 9 hours then off and on a few short times but obviously on now. Elec Co warning that half the island of Oahu could be out of power overnight if situation does not improve enuff to get crews out there. Fortunately I am not on the circuit affected by down towers.

loads of rain, 4 inches most places and much more in many. the drought is over as dry sides of the islands are getting the most rain.

winds are strong most places and hurricane force thru canyons and valleys that funnel wind.

interesting weather situation for weather nerds - a huge low is blocked on the east and north so is just sitting there pumping out waves of storminess. won't be breaking the block til late sunday

[surfered]

1. pōmaikaʻi Maui

[Deuxcents]

2. Is this from a storm system or is this your rainy season? Batten down the hatches 💦💨

[msongs]

4. regular rainy seasons stuff plus special events maybe once a year

[LoisB]

3. My goodness. Please stay safe.

[sheshe2]

5. Stay safe.

[SheltieLover]

6. Stay safe!

Aloha.

[leftstreet]

7. Be safe!

[SunSeeker]

8. Sounds like Oahu is getting the brunt of it.

Glad you have electricity. Hope it stays that way!

[Kali]

9. oh wow, think the neighbor's wife and a bunch of her family are there

hang in there!

[Cha]

10. Oh Wow... I did not know that about Oahu!

We've been getting a lot of rain here on Kauai.. But nothing like that.

So Sorry, and I hope the Power stays on and the Rain Abates!

[summer_in_TX]

11. Stay safe!

Seems like we are getting more storm systems stalling out and dumping incredible amounts of water in places.

[canetoad]

14. Alice Springs

Is flooding for the second time in a month.

[electric_blue68]

12. Stay safe!

[msongs]

13. thx 4 good wishes. amazed such a moderate storm disrupts so much. seen worse here w/out needing candles

[canetoad]

15. Have a look at the whole weather system

Amazing site - shows world weather in almost real time.
https://earth.nullschool.net

[msongs]

16. cool vid thx 4 sharing

[Another Jackalope]

17. Ms. Jackalope's daughter is working on Lana'i

She checked in about 9 hours ago, and was OK then. Said it was pretty gnarly. But no word since.

[malaise]

18. Stay safe