It rains often here and occasionally it rains a lot. There is a unique meteorological phenomenon called a Kona Low we have experienced several times this visit. Always reminds me of the Alberta Clippers we used to experience in North Dakota, but that was snow and high winds. A Kona Low brings high winds with gusts to 60mph, but rain. Lots of rain at rates of several inches an hour. Some of the other islands had 20 inches plus and that leads to flooding and mud slides.
We had heavy rains here list night and phones were sounding the alarm every few minutes warning those in low lying areas to be aware and everyone to stay off the roads. I have written before about one-lane bridges on roads that uniquely allow access to parts of the island. I see today that the bridge I described was closed and because this is the only road to get to and from certain places, people were caught on the wrong side. The weather is fine right now, but this is projected to turn again soon.
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