The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch and high surf advisory Thursday morning in light of Tropical Storm Darby’s approach to the Hawaiian Islands. ADVERTISING The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch and high surf advisory
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch and high surf advisory Thursday morning in light of Tropical Storm Darby’s approach to the Hawaiian Islands.
The flash flood warning will be in effect late Friday night through Sunday afternoon on both the Big Island and Maui, according to a release.
“Depending on the (storm’s) exact track….there is the possibility of intense rainfall and flash flooding this weekend,” forecasters said. The greatest risk for flooding will be on the eastern side of the Big Island.
The high surf advisory is also in effect from late Friday to Sunday, with surf climbing to between 12 and 20 feet “at least through Saturday night.”
Earlier this week Tropical Storm Darby was forecast to have a northward track once it entered the Central Pacific Basin.
As of 5 a.m. Thursday, the storm was moving west-southwest and expected to continue turning gradually west over the next 48 hours.
At the time, Darby had maximum sustained winds near 65 miles per hour. It is not expected to change in strength.
