Hawaii faces severe flooding, evacuations ordered
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Officials are still working to assess and address damage from the March 13-16 storm that dropped up to four feet of rain on the island of Maui.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the late evening and overnight. Lows 62 to 72 near the shore to 54 to 60 at 4000 feet. West winds up to 15 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of rain 20 percent.
HAWAII - Another Kona Low is impacting Hawaii, bringing additional rain and gusty winds to the island. This comes after an initial storm caused torrential rain and hurricane-force winds, leading to flash flooding around the Aloha State and blizzard conditions in the mountains.
Northern Oahu is under life-threatening flash flooding as heavy rain continues to pour over Haleiwa and Waialua. Roads are cut off, low-lying areas are submerged, and rainfall remains intense. Residen
Heavy rain, thunderstorms and potentially damaging winds are expected.
In Maui, so-called kona storms are affecting the areas where wildfires have grown more frequent and intense, creating a feedback loop of environmental consequences.
The heaviest rain is expected to favor leeward areas, and flash flooding remains a concern because the ground is already saturated.
The National Weather Service issued an urgent warning as Hawaii deals with devastating flooding.