Weather Alert in Hawaii
Flood Watch issued February 19 at 3:13PM HST until February 21 at 6:00AM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
AREAS AFFECTED: Niihau; Kauai Southwest; Kauai Mountains; Kauai North; Kauai East; Kauai South
DESCRIPTION: ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR KAUAI AND NIIAHU FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Niihau and Kauai. * WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Flood prone roads and other low lying areas may be closed due to elevated runoff and overflowing streams. Urban areas may receive more significant flooding and property damage due to rapid runoff. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - As moisture filters over the state from both the east and the west and an upper level disturbance moves overhead, conditions will be favorable for producing heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms, particularly over the western end of the state late Friday into Saturday. Kauai has the greatest potential for flash flooding during this period.
INSTRUCTION: You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?
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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and
may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud
is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.
Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall,
becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds.
When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.
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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?
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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.
Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor.
In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
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