Big Island Hawaii DUers check in -re Tropical Storm Iselle
Tropical Storm Iselle made landfall along the southeast shore of Hawaii's Big Island near 9 am EDT (3 am HST) as a tropical storm with 60 mph winds. Iselle is only the second tropical storm on record to hit the Big Island, and was the strongest. The Big Island's other tropical storm was an unnamed 1958 storm that had sustained winds of 50 mph at landfall. Iselle is just the fourth tropical storm or hurricane to make a direct hit on any Hawaiian Island since accurate records began in 1949. Iselle is bringing torrential rains to the Big Island, where a rain gauge near Pahala indicated rain rates at nearly 4 inches per hour. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for this area, and all of the Hawaiian Islands are under a Flash Flood Watch today. It is too early to assess what damage Iselle may have done, but the NWS reported roofs flying off and downed trees in Hawaiian Paradise Park, and at least 21,000 customers were without power early Friday morning on the Big Island. Some peak wind gusts and rainfall amounts on the Big Island so far from Iselle, as of 11 am EDT (5 am HST) Friday:
Hilo Airport: 32 mph gusting to 54 mph at 11 pm HST, 2.33" of rain
Kona Airport: 32 mph gusting to 45 mph at 1:53 pm HST
Bradshaw AFB: 23 mph gusting to 43 mph at 5 am HST, .23" of rain
The winds on top of the highest point in Hawaii, the Big Island's Mauna Kea, elevation 13,796' (4,205 m), gusted up to 72 mph this morning at the University of Hawaii 88" telescope.
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Give thanks it was just a TS - hope you have power 
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have a farm near Kamuela/Waimea for their rescue animals – donkeys, sheep and a horse so far. She sent me this picture and said it’s just starting to sprinkle.
