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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 19, 2022, 4:08 PM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2022, 4:08 PM HST (02:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2022, 5:00 PM HST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Hawaii County, HI
The radar
The South Shore radar (PHWA), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 7:59 AM HST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 19, 3:15 PM HST, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
315 PM HST Mon Dec 19 2022
HIZ026-054-200145-
Kohala HI-Big Island North HI-
315 PM HST Mon Dec 19 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Hawaii in Hawaii
County through 345 PM HST...
At 315 PM HST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Halaula and Hawi, or 40 miles north of Kailua-Kona, moving northeast
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Kapaau, Pololu Valley, Kohala Ranch, Hawi, Halaula, Waimanu Valley
and Kawaihae.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM HST for
Hawaii.
&&
LAT...LON 2005 15584 2009 15588 2011 15588 2027 15587
2025 15577 2022 15573 2020 15573 2017 15567
2014 15562
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 247DEG 25KT 2020 15579
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
R BallardSpecial weather statement, Dec 19, 3:54 PM HST, 14 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2:00 PM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Kalawao | 3 hr |
| Dec 19, 2:11 PM HST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HFO | Kalawao | 49 min |
| Dec 19, 3:00 PM HST | Special Marine Warning | HFO | 2 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:08 PM HST | Flash Flood Warning | HFO | Hawaii | 3 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:15 PM HST | Special Weather Statement | HFO | 30 min | |
| Dec 19, 3:35 PM HST | Wind Advisory | HFO | Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, Kalawao | 25 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:54 PM HST | Special Weather Statement | HFO | Hawaii | 66 min |
| Dec 19, 3:59 PM HST | Flash Flood Warning | HFO | Hawaii | 5 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:47 PM HST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HFO | Hawaii | 43 min |
| Dec 19, 6:33 PM HST | Special Marine Warning | HFO | 117 min | |
| Dec 19, 7:54 PM HST | Small Craft Advisory | HFO | 62 hr | |
| Dec 19, 8:21 PM HST | High Surf Advisory | HFO | Hawaii | 17 hr |
| Dec 20, 1:00 PM HST | High Surf Advisory | HFO | Kalawao | 15 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.