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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
110 PM HST MON MAR 23 2026
HIZ053-240000-
BIG ISLAND EAST HI-
110 PM HST MON MAR 23 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY THROUGH
200 PM HST...
AT 109 PM HST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH HILO AND PUNA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST
SLOWLY.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAWAIIAN ACRES, ORCHIDLANDS ESTATES, HILO, KEAAU, HAWAIIAN BEACHES,
KURTISTOWN, HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK, EDEN ROC, FERN ACRES, AINALOA,
MOUNTAIN VIEW, FERN FOREST, AND GLENWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 1954 15490 1948 15514 1969 15520 1974 15509
1973 15508 1974 15500 1969 15498 1965 15499
1958 15491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 254DEG 3KT 1963 15509
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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