The dangerous weather left tourists stranded, including several who canceled wedding plans, and some of the islands' most iconic beaches barren as the threat of dangerous flash floods, landslides and crashing tree limbs persisted. It also brought as much as 8 inches of snow atop some of the state's highest summits. The conditions forced Gov. David Ige to issue a state of emergency for all of the state’s islands Monday night.
The storm's severe conditions were forecast to continue throughout the day Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and strong wind gusts to the state's most populated island of Oahu, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters say the storm should move offshore Wednesday and allow for drier conditions the rest of the week. .
The storm, which brought at least a foot of water in some areas and allowed for forecasts of up to 100 mph wind gusts atop some of the island's summits, knocked out power for about 4,500 people as of Tuesday morning, according to PowerOutage.us. .
The unusually dangerous storm is known as a Kona low, a type of seasonal cyclone that can occasionally impact the Hawaiian Islands during the winter months.
Along with the rain, the storm caused up to 90 mph wind gusts and a blizzard warning over the weekend for the state’s highest peak on the Big Island
The weather service said there were reports of 8 inches of snow on the road below the top of Mauna Kea and officials were working to get there to measure
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