Winter storm in Hawaii: 18-meter waves and hurricane winds. A PHOTO. VIDEO
A deadly winter storm hit Hawaii over the weekend, creating dangerous conditions for surfing and causing heavy snowfall with powerful gusts of wind.
On Sunday afternoon, waves at Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu exceeded 60 feet (18 meters), said meteorologist Gavin Shigesato of the Honolulu National Meteorological Service.
According to observations, in another part of the island, the height of the surf reached 45 feet (13,7 meters).
The storm has already claimed the lives of an 66-year-old man from California after he was held hostage by the harsh conditions in northwest Maui.
The meteorological service reported that at the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island gusts of wind were recorded with a speed of 191 miles per hour (307 km / h).
According to Shigezato, in Oahu, the wind speed reached 53 miles (85 km) per hour. As a result, trees were knocked down and power lines were damaged. According to Poweroutage.us, almost 27 000 homes throughout the state were without electricity during the weekend and Monday.
Several inches of snow fell on Maui, which is very atypical for this region.
Snowstorm on Maui !! Crazy! pic.twitter.com/sKvCglbdRF
- Reel News Hawaii (@reelnewshawaii) February 11, 2019
On Sunday, all national parks were closed, and on Saturday, Hawaii District Mayor Harry Kim tweeted the closure of beaches.
Due to falling branches, the Honolulu Zoo was closed until noon on Sunday. From one of the buildings of the zoo, two African hornbills escaped, and officials asked the public not to approach them.
Officials opened two evacuation centers in Oahu and asked residents to monitor the situation. The Red Cross opened a shelter in Kauai.
Authorities said that residents of the north coast of the island should be prepared to flood coastal areas.
RT @MauiElectric: 720p #MauiOutage Update as follows: Haku Rong and Kauihikoa Rd https://t.co/gYFlUfp8jS pic.twitter.com/OnIiiq9VeJ #hiwx
- NWSHonolulu (@NWSHonolulu) February 11, 2019
The weather service said Monday the storm "will move northeast of the state over the next few days, causing winds to ease."
congrats #GOES17! It's been a long road, but we are excited to announce that GOES-17 is now operational as @NOAA #GOESWest satellite! Here's why weather forecasts for the West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii and the Pacific are about to get even better: https://t.co/pPlfvqUbtb pic.twitter.com/FSt1e8LXWo
- NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) February 12, 2019
Recall that at the end of January winter winds have brought extremely cold weather in the Midwest and Eastern United States - forecasters have already called Martin Luther King Day the coldest in 2019 year.
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