Strong winds in western areas of Oahu toppled 12 utility poles, which may have had termite damage, along several blocks of Farrington Highway in Nanakuli. The poles damaged 17 vehicles.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
Strong winds in western areas of Oahu toppled 12 utility poles, which may have had termite damage, along several blocks of Farrington Highway in Nanakuli. The poles damaged 17 vehicles. A woman and child in one of the cars were injured slightly. Damage estimates were not available.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 12, 10:00 AM HST, 3 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1000 AM HST SUN MAR 12 2006
.SYNOPSIS...OUR NOW MOSTLY BENIGN TRADE WIND SHOWERS TO AGAIN TURN
MORE FREQUENT AND HEAVIER BY TUESDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...THE BAD NEWS IS THAT ALL MODELS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
THE RETURN OF A HEAVILY RAIN LADEN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. IT HAD
WEAKENED AND RETREATED FAR ENOUGH TO THE WEST TO RETURN OF OUR
CURRENTLY BRISK TRADE WINDS. THE LOW PRESSURE BOTH AT THE SURFACE
AND ALOFT IS PROJECTED TO BEGIN ITS JOURNEY BACK TOWARD THE
ISLANDS AFFECTING THE ISLANDS BY TUESDAY. THE GOOD NEWS IS THE
TROUGH IS NOT QUITE AS DEEP AND SEVERE AS ITS PREDECESSORS OF THE
PAST TWO WEEKS. ALL MODELS KEEP THE POTENTIALLY UNSETTLING
WEATHER MAKER IN OUR VICINITY THRU NEXT WEEK END. HOWEVER
THE NOGAPS MODEL PROJECTING THE MOST OPTIMISTIC OPTION HAS THE
LEAST RAINFALL WITH CLEARING THURSDAY. AT THIS POINT IT IS THE LONE
OUTLIER PERSUADING US TO CONTINUE WITH THE WETTER CONSENSUS.
&&
.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS
SOUTHEAST BIG ISLAND WATERS
&&
MATSUDAThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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