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