Weather in Hawaii
STORM PREP: Stolen Stuff Hawaii A tropical system is forming east-southeast of us and the National Weather Service gives it a 90% chance of developing. Forecasters say it could affect the islands as early as this weekend. This is the window to get ready, while stores still have stock and the power is still on. SWIPE FOR ALL FOUR CARDS. FOURTEEN DAYS, NOT THREE. Almost every hurricane checklist online is written for the mainland and says three days. Hawaii Emergency Management says FOURTEEN. We are the only island state, nearly everything we eat and burn arrives by ship or plane, and their own port study found a major hurricane could put Honolulu Harbor out of action far longer than a week. Three days of water is eleven days short here. 1. YOUR 14-DAY KIT. One gallon of water per person per day. Food that needs no cooking. Medications refilled now. A battery or hand-crank radio. Cash in small bills, because card readers need power. 2. DO THIS NOW. Fill the gas tank, charge everything, freeze water bottles, photograph your home and documents, bring in anything the wind can lift, and agree where your family meets. 3. WHILE IT IS HAPPENING. Interior room, away from glass. A lull is not the end. Never drive through moving water. Text instead of calling, because texts get through when calls will not. 4. AFTER IT PASSES. This is when people get hurt. Generators go OUTSIDE, never in a garage or carport. Carbon monoxide has no smell and kills fast. Treat every downed line as live. Check on your neighbors, especially kupuna. WE ARE NOT FORECASTING ANYTHING HERE. Nothing on these cards is a track, a wind speed or an arrival time, because those change hourly and a flyer gets shared for days. For the forecast, follow the National Weather Service. We will keep relaying their updates word for word. 🌀 sshsearch.com/weather #hawaii #weather #storm #hurricane #preparedness #bigisland