Maui severe weather updates for Jan. 30, 2025: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued : Maui Now

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 6 p.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 6 p.m. for Honolulu and Maui Counties including the cities of Honolulu, Kahului, Kaunakakai and Lānaʻi City. This means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Individuals in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms produce damaging winds of 58 mph or higher or destructive hail the size of quarters or larger.

There is also a High Wind Warning in effect until noon Friday and a Flood Watch through Friday afternoon.

Special Marine Warning until 3 p.m.
1:58 p.m., Jan. 30, 2025

The National Weather Service has issued a Special Marine Warning for: the Kaiwi Channel, Maui County Leeward Waters, Maui County Windward Waters, Oʻahu Leeward Waters and Oʻahu Windward Waters until 3 p.m. At 1:55 p.m., a line of strong to severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts and large hail was located south and east of Oʻahu to north of Molokaʻi, within individual storms moving northeast at 35 knots. The strongest thunderstorms were located between 15 nm south of Honolulu to 40 nm southwest of Honolulu.

HAZARD…Waterspouts, wind gusts in excess of 50 knots, and large
hail.

Flood Warning for Oʻahu extended to 5 p.m.
Update: 1:36 p.m., 11:03 a.m., Jan. 30 2025

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended a Flash Flood Warning for the island of Oʻahu until 5 p.m. At 1:36 p.m., radar indicated heavy rain has temporarily subsided over Oʻahu. Additional redevelopment is expected to move quickly over Oʻahu from the south with rain rates up to 2 inches per hour. Flash flooding is ongoing over localized roadways across the island.

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National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flood Watch and a High Wind Warning for portions of Maui County. The Flood Watch is in effect for all main Hawaiian Islands through Friday afternoon. South winds of 25 to 35 mph with localized gusts of more than 60 mph are expected. At the summit of Haleakalā, winds are forecast to be in the 45-65 mph range with gusts over 80 mph.

A vigorous low pressure system passing by north of the state will drag a cold front from northwest to southeast down the island chain through Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

The storm system will bring the threat for strong damaging south to southwest winds, severe thunderstorms, and flash flooding along and ahead of the front today through Friday.

Conditions will gradually improve with cooler and drier air building in behind the front Friday night through the weekend, according to the NWS. Cool and breezy trade wind weather is expected through the first half of next week.

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