Important Takeaways:

• Hone continues to weaken and is a strong tropical storm Monday after it blasted Hawaii’s Big Island as a Category 1 hurricane with flooding rain, damaging winds and dangerous waves over the weekend.
• The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) in Honolulu said the storm made its closest approach to the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday morning, passing about 45 miles south-southwest of South Point, Hawaii. Peak winds were estimated to be about 85 mph.
• The heavy precipitation associated with Hone had a major impact on Hawaii’s Big Island. Many areas picked up well over a foot of rain, sending water rushing down the steep slopes of the mountainous terrain and into low-lying neighborhoods. Because the ground was extremely saturated, there were also concerns about mudslides and landslides.
• More than 21 inches of rain fell across Hakalau, with Saddle Quarry receiving nearly 20 inches. Keauomo, Nene Cabin and Waiakea Uka each received more than 16 inches of rain.
• Flash Flood Warnings were issued through Sunday as heavy rain lashed the area, and forecasters estimated rainfall rates of 2 inches an hour.
• As of early Monday morning, poweroutage.us showed more than 16,500 outage reports on the Big Island.

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