Hawaii 'Kona low' prompts alerts for blizzard conditions, high winds and flooding rains

Hawaii 'Kona low' prompts alerts for blizzard conditions, high winds and flooding rains

A storm percolating in the central Pacific Ocean near Hawaii is set to not only bring heavy rain and flash flooding to the islands this weekend, but heavy snows and 100-mph winds to the higher volcanic peaks on the Big Island, prompting a rare Blizzard Warning for the tropical state.