Monday, October 16, 2006

Kailua Kona - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY

* UNTIL 900 PM HST

* AT 810 PM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE FIRST STORM STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF KONA VILLAGE RESORT...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF KAILUA-KONA...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE SECOND STORM WAS LOCATED OVER THE KOHALA MOUNTAINS ABOVE KAWAIHAE...MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT AT 815 PM HST PUAKO AT 825 PM HST KAWAIHAE AT 835 PM HST KOHALA AND HAWI AT 830 PM HST WAIMANU VALLEY NEAR 845 PM HST

THIS WARNING UPDATES THE PREVIOUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING. THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 1996 15609 1977 15587 2017 15555 2033 15587

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