Powerful Kona Storm to Bring Heavy Rain, Strong Winds, and Thunderstorms | Hawaii Weather Update
Hawaii Weather - The National Weather Service issued a statewide FLOOD WATCH on Tuesday morning. The flood watch for Kauai is in effect and will last through Saturday afternoon. The flood watch for Oahu will begin late Tuesday evening and will also last through Saturday afternoon. The flood watch for Maui County and Hawaii Island will begin on Wednesday morning and last through Saturday afternoon. The latest data suggests that there will be two significant rounds of weather throughout this storm system. The first round will occur late Tuesday night and throughout Wednesday. The second, and potentially most impactful, part of this storm will occur Friday into the weekend. The second round is currently forecast to bring flash flooding, damaging south winds, and strong-to-severe thunderstorms. This second round of storms is also currently forecast to drop more rainfall than the first. Some regions, especially those in the mountains, could easily receive above ten inches of rainfall. While embedded thunderstorms are possible midweek, the environment could become increasingly unstable by Friday and the weekend. This means storms that develop may have the potential to become strong or even severe, capable of producing damaging wind gusts, intense rainfall, and dangerous lightning. Winds will also become an important factor as the storm intensifies. As the low-pressure system deepens northwest of the state and high pressure remains to the east, the pressure difference between the two systems could tighten. This setup may produce strong south to southwest Kona winds Friday into the weekend. In some locations, especially along north and east-facing slopes, these winds can accelerate downslope and potentially bring gusts strong enough to knock down trees and power lines. [POSTED 5:15 PM HST ON 3/10/26] Check back here often for the latest forecast. Drew Davis is a degreed Meteorologist working for Hawaii News Now in Honolulu, Hawaii. This YouTube account is Drew's personal page. It is not controlled by his employer. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:39 How to Prepare 1:15 Current Weather 2:43 Current Alerts 3:52 What We're Tracking 4:07 Impacts Timeline 4:52 Pattern Explanation 5:38 Pattern Analysis 7:10 Future Radar 9:56 Forecasted Rain Accumulation 10:40 Rainfall Totals Yesterday - March 9th, 2026 11:11 Drought Monitor 11:34 Wind Forecast 12:04 Vog Forecast 12:27 Island-By-Island Forecast 13:23 Conclusion Follow me on other platforms - @DrewDavisWX Instagram: / drewdaviswx Twitter/X: https://x.com/DrewDavisWX Facebook: / drewdaviswx #hawaiiweather #hawaiirain #flood #konalow #konastorm #severeweather #thunderstorm #severethunderstormwatch #HawaiiShowers #hawaiirain #HawaiiStorm #BigIslandWeather #OahuWeather #MauiWeather #KauaiWeather #HonoluluWeather #HawaiiClimate #PacificWeather #TropicalWeather #HawaiiLocalNews #WeatherUpdate #Drewbert #HawaiiNews #hawaiinewsnow #drewdavis #drewdavishawaiiweather #fireweather #fire #wildfire #tropics #tropicsupdate #hurricaneseason #heavyrain #coldfront #kilauea #HawaiiWeather #HawaiiEruption #Vog #KilaueaEruption #hawaiivolcano #heavyrain #flooding #floodwatch #thedrewpoint #highwindwarning
