Crazy rain. Has to have a shot to take down Harvey right?
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
443 AM HST SAT AUG 25 2018
...LANE PRODUCES TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER THE BIG ISLAND...
HILO AIRPORT MEASURED 31.85 INCHES OF RAIN FOR THE THREE DAY PERIOD
RUNNING FROM 12 MIDNIGHT HST AUGUST 22 THROUGH 1159 PM HST AUGUST
24. THIS BECOMES THE WETTEST THREE DAY PERIOD EVER OBSERVED AT HILO,
WITH RECORDS DATING BACK TO 1949. HILO ALSO MEASURED 15.00 INCHES
OF RAIN ON AUGUST 24, WHICH WAS THE FIFTH WETTEST CALENDAR DAY ON
RECORD.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE NOTABLE RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THE ONGOING
EVENT, COVERING THE TIME PERIOD FROM NOON HST AUGUST 22 THROUGH
4 AM HST AUGUST 25. ALL VALUES ARE IN INCHES, AND ARE PRELIMINARY
PENDING FINAL QUALITY CONTROL.
ISLAND OF HAWAII
WAIAKEA UKA : 45.80
PIIHONUA : 44.68
SADDLE QUARRY (USGS) : 41.87
WAIAKEA EXPERIMENT STATION : 41.15
Full statement here. https://nwschat.weather.gov/p.php?pid=201808251443-PHFO-NOHW40-PNSHFO