Maui County, HI

01/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/10/2025 10:04

MEMA Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning For Maui Island Until 7 AM HST


MEMA Alert. The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Maui in Maui County in Hawaii...

* Until 700 AM HST.

* At 523 AM HST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Waikapu to near Kaupo, moving southwest at 10
mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
roofs and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
Kahului, Honokohau, Haliimaile, Kipahulu, Wailuku, Makawao, Paia,
Keokea, Olowalu, Wailea, Waihee, and Kaanapali.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread
wind damage across Maui, with numerous measured wind gusts between
50 and 70 mph. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay
away from windows!

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108193666

View at mauicounty.gov/emergency