Wet and wetter

[LikaNui]

4pm Friday 9/23/05 in Kaneohe and we've got tons of rain and some thunder.
Check out the radar picture at http://www.wunderground.com/radar/station.asp?ID=HMO19&type=loop

:eek:

[helen]

What was really bizzare was that this morning at around 8am while walking to another building to attend a meeting, the sky was blue, no clouds and no wind, great weather to fly model rockets in. After the meeting around 9:30 am, dark clouds. Well at least it's not that windy.

[pzarquon]

At midday today, I was sure we were in for clear blue skies for some time! By the time I was driving home, the sky was starting to look pretty darn spooky.

I'll take heavy rains over a hurricane anyday, though. Besides, thunderstorms are kinda cool.

[LikaNui]

From the National Weather Service:

Issued at: 8:00 PM HST 9/23/05, expires at: 11:00 PM HST 9/23/05

The NWS in honolulu has issued a flash flood warning for: the island of oahu in honolulu county Until 1100 pm hst
At 748 pm hst, civil defense officials reported that flooding had forced the closure of kamehameha highway between waikane and waiahole.
Locations in the warning include but are not limited to punaluu, laie, kahuku, kaaawa and hauula.
While rainfall was diminishing, excessive runoff and saturated soil from earlier rain will continue to cause flash flooding of streams, highways, underpasses and low-lying areas.

[LikaNui]

Saturday morning, from the National Weather Service:

Issued at: 4:00 AM HST 9/24/05, expires at: 4:00 PM HST 9/24/05

The NWS in honolulu has issued a flash flood Watch for the islands of kauai, Oahu, And Niihau Until 4 pm hst Today,
Tropical depression jova has essentially stopped the trade winds Over the main hawaiian islands. As a result, Sea Breezes Will develop over the islands in response to afternoon sunshine. Together With humid conditions, And Cold Air aloft associated with low Pressure in the upper atmosphere to the northwest of the state, these conditions will favor the development of heavy showers and possible thunderstorms from late morning into the early evening on Oahu, Kauai, And Niihau. With much of the soil on east oahu and North kauai still quite wet from precipitation yesterday, The Slow- moving showers expected this afternoon could produce localized flooding.

[pzarquon]

Well, there wasn't much rain for my daughter's soccer game this morning, but man was it still and thick with humidity. Sky is relatively clear over Mililani, but I'm glad I didn't have a picnic planned today!

[1stwahine]

MWH/Chinatown/Downtown/Honolulu Blueskies but Hot and Humid.

Auntie Lynn

[TurquoiseDuck]

Mililani near Waihiawa.....clouding up...grey skies, sun almost gone.

[tutusue]

Makaha...a bit overcast but still a beach day; warm and humid but not uncomfortably so.

Yesterday, early afternoon, I was talking on the phone with a friend and he interrupted the conversation with..."Wow! It's pouring here.". 'Here' is Makaha Valley! I'm down the street, on the ocean. No rain and plenty people on the beach! We never did get the downpour that those just a mile or so away experienced.

[alohabear]

Hearing all you O'ahu people go on about a little rain makes this Hilo native laugh. Rain is so common to us, it's always business as usaul. We shop in heavy rain we go to the movies in heavy rain. Have a nice day! Aloha ;)

[pzarquon]

Well, lightning strikes certainly aren't an everyday occurrance anywhere in Hawaii! We had lightning strikes hit two jets out of HNL, one Aloha and one Hawaiian, and they both turned back just in case (no injuries or major damage, though). There was also the strike on a poor coconut tree in Kailua. Whew!

[alohabear]

Well, lightning strikes certainly aren't an everyday occurrance anywhere in Hawaii! We had lightning strikes hit two jets out of HNL, one Aloha and one Hawaiian, and they both turned back just in case (no injuries or major damage, though). There was also the strike on a poor coconut tree in Kailua. Whew!
I remeber driving up volcano way during a storm. A bolt of lightling hit about ten feet from my car ...Talk about scary! :eek: It was the first time I heard thunder as it stuck.

[cezanne]

Hearing all you O'ahu people go on about a little rain makes this Hilo native laugh. Rain is so common to us, it's always business as usaul. We shop in heavy rain we go to the movies in heavy rain. Have a nice day! Aloha ;)
Whoa easy tiger! I love/appreciate rain... that's why my side of the island is so green. But yeah it's kinda funny (to me) how some start running for cover when it's raining lightly or even drizzling.."whoa it's raining!" lol. Rain is the norm here in the Kahalu'u/Ahuimanu area... almost kinda like Hilo.

[Surfingfarmboy]

Well, lightning strikes certainly aren't an everyday occurrance anywhere in Hawaii! We had lightning strikes hit two jets out of HNL, one Aloha and one Hawaiian

Last time I went to Lihu'e, (December 2003) I flew there via Hawaiian. It was the first flight to Lihu'e of the day, and all told, the 35 minute flight from Honolulu was uneventful. Well it was, until my plane's final landing approach to LIH airport was interrupted by a thunder storm which appeared at the last minute. I remember seeing Lihu'e and the Hoary Ridge Range clearly from my window seat, as we made our descent..I thought all was well. Then the pilot all of a sudden did a full power thrust up, we started gaining altitude, and started headed back in the direction of O'ahu. We flew towards O'ahu, or maybe we were in a holding pattern for at least ten minutes. All the while, there was no explanation why the landing had been aborted so suddenly. Maybe 5 minutes later the pilot came on the plane's intercom and explained about the thunder storm with lightning that appeared over the runway that we were to land on, and he wasn't about to put the 717 down until the storm cleared. It was kind of scary!

[LikaNui]

Hearing all you O'ahu people go on about a little rain makes this Hilo native laugh. Well, it was much more than just "a little rain". As Cezanne noted, we're used to rain here on the windward side of O`ahu just like you are in Hilo. You may have noticed that we don't usually talk about the everyday rain, but in this case it was a full-tilt Flash Flood Warning, complete with entire sections of Kamehameha Highway totally submerged and closed, blocking all traffic between Kaneohe and Turtle Bay, and it also caused raw sewage spills, etc. So yeah, it was far more than the "just a little rain" that you're laughing at.
:rolleyes:

[pzarquon]

Heck, I know streets and schools shut down fairly frequently due to rain and flooding, but the only time I was directly affected by rain-related closures was... you guessed, it, while living in Hilo. A particularly wet day prompted UHH to cancel classes.

I remember walking back to my dorm room, incredulous. "Hilo cancelling classes because of rain? That's like... Michigan cancelling classes because of snow, or Arizona cancelling classes because of sun!"

[Miulang]

Could the tragic helicopter accident (http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050926/NEWS01/509260316) on Kauai be attributed to the effects of Jova? Survivors indicated that everything was going fine until the copter flew into a "wall of rain" and headed into the ocean.

"...interviews with the surviving passengers indicated the aircraft had been flying uneventfully when the passengers saw what they described as a "wall of rain."

"The helicopter flew in there. They couldn't see. And suddenly they were near water," she said.

Charnon said the pilot reported that on entering the system he maintained visual contact with the shore and was attempting to turn the helicopter to fly back out of the storm when he experienced "a rapid sink rate." Eckrote said the pilot also reported reduced rotor speed before his aircraft hit the ocean.

Residents have described the sudden thunderstorm that appeared over Kaua'i's north shore valleys as intense, with heavy rain and flash flooding, thunder, lightning and strong wind. Charnon's interviews yielded almost identical descriptions of weather conditions from the crash survivors.

They recall "thunder and lightning, and torrential rainpours" following the crash, she said...."



Miulang

[helen]

During my 4 years of going to UH Hilo, they only cancelled classes due to rain only once and it was kind of a big rainfall which went on for all day.

[alohabear]

That flood (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/2000/Nov/07/117localnews17.html) we had in Hilo in Nov 2000 was the worse I've seen . 30 inches in 30 hrs.
I can remember seeing the whole Hilo bayfront soccar area underwater.

[helen]

I should have mentioned that event happened in April of 1979. At the time I was working at Hawaii Community College as a student help and the building where I was working at had a dip in the ground about 2 feet deep. I don't know what really happen but the storm drain in the ground was stuck up and there was water in that dip. Some other students from the dorm on the other side of the dip got out the surfboards and was having fun in the water.

[LikaNui]

Geez. Somebody gave me a "red chiclet" yesterday (just after noon) for this thread. Guess I'd better not get into a discussion about what Tropical Storm Kenneth may or may not do, then.
You all talk amongst yourselves.
;)

[Glen Miyashiro]

I know I shouldn't laugh, but I can't help but chuckle at the name of the storm heading towards Okinawa right now:

Typhoon Longwang.

I'm sure it's a good name, in Chinese. :rolleyes:

[kimo55]

Typhoon Longwang.

I'm sure it's a good name, in Chinese.
it's a better name in English!

[lavagal]

it's a better name in English!


TRULY. I most certainly would have to agree with Kimo about this one. In fact, I agree with him quite a bit. Gonna have some pesto tonight, too, before the wind beats the life outta my basil!

I'm debating: end my afternoon with a Pyramid beer or start my evening with a glass of Chateau St. Michelle?
@:)

[alohabear]

Well, it was much more than just "a little rain". As Cezanne noted, we're used to rain here on the windward side of O`ahu just like you are in Hilo. You may have noticed that we don't usually talk about the everyday rain, but in this case it was a full-tilt Flash Flood Warning, complete with entire sections of Kamehameha Highway totally submerged and closed, blocking all traffic between Kaneohe and Turtle Bay, and it also caused raw sewage spills, etc. So yeah, it was far more than the "just a little rain" that you're laughing at.
:rolleyes:
Do you get those problems because a lot of the natural drainage is gone due to overpopulation? :confused: BTW... It looks like we will see some rain again this weekend. I know it's better than a hurricane.... The only hurricane I want to see is that drink from the Hard Rock Cafe! (http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes/documents/hrc_us_drinks.pdf) :D

[LikaNui]

Do you get those problems because a lot of the natural drainage is gone due to overpopulation? No, the problems are from the horrible job the county of Honolulu is doing in keeping streams, catchment basins, bridges, etc., clear, allowing runoff to back up and build up.
:(

[pzarquon]

Woo hoo!

Torrential downpour here in Mililani. A wall of water. Gutters are overloaded, blowing water several feet but still overflowing off the roof. The street's a river - walking in it to pick up my daughter from the neighbor's house, each step created a wake. It looked like I was water skiing standing still!

Had to shut all the windows - water was coming in sideways. Pulled out the flashlights, in case we lose power. May even lose cable and DSL, depending on how waterlogged things get.

Bright flashes of lighting, 10-12 second delays before the crash of thunder. How exciting!

[tiptoetulip]

Woo hoo!
...
Bright flashes of lighting, 10-12 second delays before the crash of thunder. How exciting!
Storms are really exciting! Especially if you don't have to worry about driving or going to work. Maybe it's because they are "electrical," but storms just invigorate me!

It was cool how the thunder came so soon after the flash flood warnings on tv. I love these chilly nites---going to have to dig out the extra blankets! :D

[tutusue]

[...] Bright flashes of lighting, 10-12 second delays before the crash of thunder. How exciting!
Only one, brief downpour in Makaha today. I've seen a few, faint flashes of lightening far away but no thunder. All in all a very mild storm in my neck of the woods...not even a another drop in the nightly temperature. :(

[zztype]

Here's a lightning distance calculator. Type in the number of seconds between the flash and the noise and it will tell you how many miles away the lightning is.

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/survival/reports/lightning4.htm

[TurquoiseDuck]

Another report from Mililani..... In the back of Launani Valley, down the road going past Oceanic.
A tree fell down here. It is too dark to see it, but it was LOUD.

Shut the windows here too, but the rain came in any how. That's ok, the windows on that side needed washed any how.

Beautiful lightning and thunder. I love it.

[kimo55]

it was a harrowing white knuckle ride today going Kailua side via H3. Rain so thick can't see ahead. can't see lines on the road. thank gawd it's always different weather on da oddah side o da tunnel.
Good to see my hometown again. gotta spend more time windward side.

[LikaNui]

From here in Kaneohe I could see lightning every 10 to 12 seconds at around 9pm last night, when you folks in central O`ahu were getting slammed. Hope all of you are okay and didn't have any damage.
It's 7am here, and no wind at all except for tiny puffs from the south. Beautiful sunrise!
Looking at the radar picture just now, there's a huge system south of O`ahu and heading this way, and the colors of the image show very heavy rain and, probably, more lightning. I'd guess we'll see/feel it around 10 or 11 this morning.

[tutusue]

From here in Kaneohe I could see lightning every 10 to 12 seconds at around 9pm last night, when you folks in central O`ahu were getting slammed. Hope all of you are okay and didn't have any damage.
It's 7am here, and no wind at all except for tiny puffs from the south. Beautiful sunrise!
Looking at the radar picture just now, there's a huge system south of O`ahu and heading this way, and the colors of the image show very heavy rain and, probably, more lightning. I'd guess we'll see/feel it around 10 or 11 this morning.
Aha! It was around 9p last night that I saw those very faint flashes in Makaha. Musta been the residual light from windward or central Oahu. Whatta beautiful morning it is in Makaha...blue skies, white clouds, people already on the beach fishing, beachcombing, feeding the birds and swimming. I wonder how long that will last! I'll look forward to more rain today. It helps to keep me inside working instead of craving the beach!

[cezanne]

Isn't it cool how it could be storming on one side of the island and totally dry on the other side? Looking out my back porch can see plenty waterfalls so it musta rained a lot last night. Take a drive on H3 today (if you can), check out the waterfalls close up.

[pzarquon]

Downright beautiful day today.

The carpet in our den is soaked, though. (Our 'den' is really an enclosed former outdoor patio, so water gets in here when it pours.) Viva la Febreeze!

[tutusue]

Downright beautiful day today.
[...]Viva la Febreeze!
Yup...still a postcard day in Makaha. The beach and ocean are a beehive of activity and I'm cooped up inside working. Waaaaah! Jeez...what'd we ever do before Febreze?

[lurkah]

Jeez...what'd we ever do before Febreze?
We blamed the dog. :D

[lavagal]

Isn't it cool how it could be storming on one side of the island and totally dry on the other side? Looking out my back porch can see plenty waterfalls so it musta rained a lot last night. Take a drive on H3 today (if you can), check out the waterfalls close up.


It might be cool, but I feel so CHEATED! I want my raging thunder, lightning and torrents of rain over here in Hawaii Kai! What do we get? We get to hear thunder in the distance, teasing us! Instead of some of us getting flooded out, why not spread the love/rain around and let us all get just lush and green?

[LikaNui]

Yup...still a postcard day in Makaha. That was at 2pm, but TV news reported you did get rain later in the afternoon. True?
Guess we got lucky and yesterday's system sheared off and barely brushed the leeward coast. Whew!

[tutusue]

That was at 2pm, but TV news reported you did get rain later in the afternoon. True?
Guess we got lucky and yesterday's system sheared off and barely brushed the leeward coast. Whew!
There's almost always some clouds that roll in during the afternoon. Yesterday was no exception. However it remained a great beach day all day from my little perch in paradise. No rain at all. Dunno what was happening next door, across the street or back in the valleys!

[craigwatanabe]

Weather forcast for today: Mosty sunny skies with a chance of a few windward and mauka showers. Tonight calls for scattered showers mainly windward and mauka. Todays high in the upper 80's, low in the lower 70's trades 5-10 MPH! No marine warnings in effect...but watch out for those army men!

That's pretty much been the same weather report I've always given for over 20-years of doing it. You could actually record it and play it year after year after year. Since if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes!

Then there's George Carlin's weather report: Tonight calls for increasing darkness with scattered light in the morning. Temperature at the airport...well who lives at the airport anyway?! :eek:

[LikaNui]

Then there's George Carlin's weather report: Tonight calls for increasing darkness with scattered light in the morning. Just last week I was trying to find Carlin's "Hippie-Dippie Weatherman" routine on the internet and couldn't locate it. Anyone got an idea where to find the full text of it?

[1stwahine]

It's wet and ugly here at MWH. How's your area? :(

Auntie Lynn

[tutusue]

It's very wet in Kakaako, tho' not a deluge

[craigwatanabe]

Just last week I was trying to find Carlin's "Hippie-Dippie Weatherman" routine on the internet and couldn't locate it. Anyone got an idea where to find the full text of it?


Somewhere in my archived collection of audio cassettes, I actually have his monologue of it. I recorded it over the airwaves of KTUH back in the mid 70's on the Doctor Demento show that was played late night during the week.

Anyone remember The Seekers?

[LikaNui]

Somewhere in my archived collection of audio cassettes, I actually have his monologue of it. If and when you happen to find it, maybe you could save it as a .wav file and send it to me, and I'll transcribe it.
Thanks for the response, Craig!

[1stwahine]

Where's everybody? It's wet and raining here at MWH...again.

How ya doin? What ya doin? ;) :D

Auntie Lynn

[MadAzza]

Where's everybody? It's wet and raining here at MWH...again.

How ya doin? What ya doin? ;) :D

Auntie Lynn

Just got home a while ago, Auntie, or I would have replied sooner! Went on a tangent in another thread a few minutes ago ... something about "when was your first drink" ... probably made an ass of myself, but I usually do with these late-night posts!

Hope you have a nice Sunday! I'm hoping to go out on a boat off Waikiki if it's not too rainy. Otherwise ... <sigh> housework and bills ... ugh ...

[1stwahine]

Just got home a while ago, Auntie, or I would have replied sooner! Went on a tangent in another thread a few minutes ago ... something about "when was your first drink" ... probably made an ass of myself, but I usually do with these late-night posts!

Hope you have a nice Sunday! I'm hoping to go out on a boat off Waikiki if it's not too rainy. Otherwise ... <sigh> housework and bills ... ugh ...

Yeah, I saw that tell it like it is MATERPIECE of yours! Classic! You always make me SMILE.

Rest and Sleep...it's raining again according to the weatherman. Catch a movie or go to Ward. Just stay away from the ocean. No good. I'm giving you a Private reading. Take care.

Auntie Lynn

[tutusue]

Where's everybody? It's wet and raining here at MWH...again.[...]
Yup! Kakaako, too. Yesterday it rained all day and rain always manages to mess up a casting session. People just don't want to drive or walk in it. But, somehow, all the prospective actors made it on time albeit a bit wet. So far this morning it's alternating between sun and rain...sometimes both. Gotta go look for the rainbow now!

[1stwahine]

Yup! Kakaako, too. Yesterday it rained all day and rain always manages to mess up a casting session. People just don't want to drive or walk in it. But, somehow, all the prospective actors made it on time albeit a bit wet. So far this morning it's alternating between sun and rain...sometimes both. Gotta go look for the rainbow now!

Stop looking for the rainbow tutusue! You're the rainbow! ;) :D

Have a beautiful Sunday!

Auntie Lynn

[tutusue]

Stop looking for the rainbow tutusue! You're the rainbow! ;) :D

Have a beautiful Sunday!

Auntie Lynn
Ooooh, (blush!)! Cool how colorful you made the word rainbow! Now that I'm about to head out to a screening of a short film I worked on a few years ago...it's about to rain again! Maybe I'll just cab it!

And, Kimo...the screening is for the 3rd ep of Tradewinds..."True Love and Mimosa Tea", starring Carey Tagawa and Tamlyn Tomita. It'll premier at HIFF next Thurs night in the Hawaii Panorama 4...then, eventually, will air on the tube!

Thanks for the cool rainbow, Auntie Lynn! What would life be like without rainbows? ;)

[craigwatanabe]

If and when you happen to find it, maybe you could save it as a .wav file and send it to me, and I'll transcribe it.
Thanks for the response, Craig!


It's gonna take a while as that box of tapes is buried (literally) in the bedroom closet. When my wife and I tackle that room is when I can start dubbing to WAV or MP3

[alohabear]

It's pouring in Hilo today....I'm sure Kamehameha Ave. on the bayfront will be flooded soon.

[craigwatanabe]

it's just past 10am in Kea'au and it's not too bad, just overcast. Last night however in Hilo was as if the world was coming to an end!

Which brings me to an interesting situation last night. I was grocery shopping at KTA (my wife made me go there) around 10pm and a clerk told me if I heard anything about an impending earthquake and tsunami that is supposed to hit the Hawaiian Islands soon. She said some Mormons were told to fly back home to their respective islands while at a function in Honolulu yesterday.

Apparently these Mormons were going door to door here in Hilo asking residents to prepare for an evacuation soon.

I haven't heard anything in the news nor has my wife. With last night's thunder and lightning, it kinda spooked me a bit. Anyone hear of anything regarding the Mormons and impending natural disasters locally?

[MadAzza]

Anyone hear of anything regarding the Mormons and impending natural disasters locally?

Wow, what a great straight line!

must ... not ... yield ... to ... temptation ...

[beaker]

First time I've ever heard thunder here. Just a handful of rumbles, though. Makes me miss watching the big June thunderstorms back home on the Plains. We got a spot of snow up on the mountain this morning, too.

[1stwahine]

It's really raining here in Downtown Honolulu - MWH- Chinatown! I don't think Antonio and I will be going for our walk today. Boo hoo.

How ya doing? ;)

Auntie Lynn

[tutusue]

Makaha got a couple of good downpours last night. Drizzles continue this morning but nothing heavy. Hopefully I can time my drive into town between any downpours! Love the rain. It makes the ridges and valleys so beautiful.

[i-hungry]

lots of rain in downtown. no need wash da car.

[1stwahine]

Day afta Thanksgiving. It's pouring, it's a mess @ MWH-Chinatown-Downtown, Honolulu! No need to go out to buy food. Lot's of left ova's from yesterday. Plus, it's CHOOK Day in Hawai'i nei! ;)

Auntie Lynn

[pzarquon]

I don't know why, but when I lived in and visited Hilo, I found the constant rain to be beautiful, relaxing, special. Yet here in Honolulu, after a while, it really bums me out.

I don't think it's S.A.D. (http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/27.cfm) or anything (seems any variation from "perfectly happy" is a disorder these days), but I certainly find myself craving a blast of sun lately, and neurotically turn on every light in the house.

[craigwatanabe]

You see in Honolulu when it rains it stinks from the steam boiling off the pavements of Honolulu. In Hilo it's still a sweet and pleasant storm. Plus the sound of rain on the steel roofs are nice on the ears too.

[1stwahine]

It's raining, it's pouring in MWH-Chinatown-Downtown! There's no smell when it hit's the pavement. The rain seems rather nice today. Relaxing to hear the sounds of the rain touching my grass and plants outside.

Ohh! I just heard the first thunder!

Now, where getting somewhere!

Ohhh! Another one. Dat one was a biggie.

Aya. It's raining, it's pouring, lightning, & thunder!

Yippeee! :D

Auntie Lynn

[tutusue]

[...]Aya. It's raining, it's pouring, lightning, & thunder!

Yippeee! :D

Auntie Lynn
That was amazing yesterday...no pause between lightning and thunder! Was so funny 'cuz at the time I was auditioning teen guys for a movie and the scene involved lots of heavy, angry emotions. The director had each group of 4 boys start out by pushing and shoving each other to get them 'in the mood'. Just as I rolled the camera, the director shouted 'action' and the kids started yelling at each other...the thunder struck so loud it scared all the testosterone outta the boys!!! Was so funny to see 'em go from all moked up to startled with one big boom of thunder! :eek: