Overview
- The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch from 6 p.m. March 19 through March 22 for Maui County, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island.
- Forecasters expect a weaker system than last week’s storm but warn of rounds of heavy rain, with the most intense periods likely from Friday night into Saturday.
- Meteorologists highlight elevated streams and waterlogged soils that can convert moderate rainfall into dangerous runoff, landslides and debris flows.
- Recovery continues statewide with utilities still reconnecting customers, Oʻahu’s Waimea Bay corridor restricted to one lane at times due to slope instability and East Maui’s Road to Hāna limited to residents and essential travel.
- Health officials maintain brown-water advisories for polluted coastal runoff, and county agencies keep shelters and damage self-reporting options available as preparations ramp up for the new storm.