A cold front moved through the islands and brought heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms. Small hail was reported in some areas, and strong winds fell trees and utility poles.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
A cold front moved through the islands and brought heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms. Small hail was reported in some areas, and strong winds fell trees and utility poles. However, there were no reports of serious injuries.
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 Jan 2, 8:30 PM HST, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 830 PM HST THU JAN 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT NORTHWEST OF KAUAI WILL MOVE DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THEN STALL JUST EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED FAR NORTHWEST OF THE STATE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AS IT PASSES NORTH OF THE ISLANDS DURING THE WEEKEND. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DIG OVER THE ISLANDS LATE SUNDAY WHICH WILL ENHANCE A STRONG SURFACE TROUGH ALONG THE STALLED FRONT NEAR THE BIG ISLAND. && .DISCUSSION... THE PRE-FRONTAL CLOUD BANDS ARE BRINGING BRIEFLY HEAVY SHOWERS TO OAHU THIS EVENING...WITH LITTLE SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER KAUAI AT 8 PM. THE SHOWERS ARE MOVING QUICKLY...BUT WITH RAIN FALL RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR. HAVE UPDATED THE POPS/WX/SKY GRIDS FOR THE SHORT TERM TO INCREASE THE POPS FOR OAHU...AS THE BAND HAS REACHED OAHU A LITTLE AHEAD OF ORIGINAL FORECAST. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION...BUT WITH THE SPEED IN WHICH THE SHOWERS ARE MOVING...DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY PROBLEMS TONIGHT. PREDOMINANTLY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE BLOWING ACROSS THE STATE...AND THIS IS BRINGING SOME DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO THE TYPICAL WINDWARD PORTIONS OF THE ISLANDS. REPORTED WIND SPEEDS ON THE WINDWARD SIDE OF OAHU ARE 10 TO 20 MPH...BUT SOME BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MARCH DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN THROUGH FRIDAY...AND THEN STALL JUST EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND ON SATURDAY. SOME OF THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MAY LINGER OF THE BIG ISLAND SATURDAY AND FOR THE FIRST PART OF SUNDAY. ON SUNDAY...THE MODELS BRING AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OR LOW...DEPENDING ON THE MODEL...OVER THE ISLANDS FROM THE NORTHWEST. AS THIS TROUGH MOVES DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY...IT WILL CONVERGE WITH THE REMAINS OF THE CURRENT FRONT SOUTHEAST OF THE BIG ISLAND. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING COLDER 500 MB TEMPERATURES...FROM -15 TO -17 C. COMBINED WITH THE LEFTOVER FRONTAL MOISTURE...THERE WILL BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...THUNDERSTORMS AND EVEN SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND. BY MONDAY...THE ECMWF AND GFS START TO DIVERGE IN THEIR HANDLING OF THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE. THE PREVIOUS RUN HAD THE ECMWF BRINGING A CUT OFF UPPER LOW MONDAY NIGHT BACK OVER THE BIG ISLAND...WHILE THE GFS KEEPS THE LOW EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND. THE 00Z RUN OF THE GFS HAS THE UPPER LOW STILL OFF TO THE EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND...BUT IS SHOWING SOME SIGNS OF THE LOW EDGING BACK TO THE BIG ISLAND. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE MODEL RUNS BEFORE MAKING ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE CURRENT FORECAST. && .MARINE... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR SELECT ZONES THROUGH FRIDAY FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD AND ALONG AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. LOCALLY BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALSO WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY. SEE LIST BELOW FOR THE AFFECTED WATERS. A NEW NORTHWEST SWELL IS SLATED TO ARRIVE FRIDAY WITH SURF APPROACHING ADVISORY LEVEL THIS WEEKEND ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES. && .AVIATION... SHOWERS MENTIONED ABOVE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT BRINGING PERIODS OF MVFR...AND BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. AIRMETS FOR MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION HAVE BEEN POSTED. DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW AND IMPROVING CONDITIONS BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD REACH KAUAI EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND OAHU BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY FOR KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS- KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS- KAUAI CHANNEL-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS- OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-KAIWI CHANNEL-MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS. && M BALLARD
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1024 PM HST THU JAN 02 2014
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0906 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MOILILI 21.30N 157.83W
01/02/2014 HONOLULU HI NWS EMPLOYEE
SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE AT KAPIOLANI AND
HOAWA.
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MBALLARDThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 heavy rain, 2 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.
Fallen boulders and rocks closed Farrington Highway at Makua Cave in leeward Oahu.
Mud and other debris closed the Kailua-bound side of Pali Highway at the upper part of Nuuanu Pali Drive in east Oahu.
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