Hawaii braces for widespread rain from remnants of Hurricane Kristy
Hawaii’s newest batch of rain will be caused by a zombie tropical system that keeps coming back from the dead. A surge of moisture from the leftovers of Hurricane Kristy impact Hawaii this week.
Remnants of Kristy to bring rain to Hawaii
Deep tropical moisture from what was once Hurricane Kristy is expected to bring heavy rain to portions of Hawaii starting Wednesday.
HONOLULU — Some of Hawaii's rainy weather this week will be caused by a surge of moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Kristy, which was formed from the leftovers of Nadine that developed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Parts of the Hawaiian island chain have been under flood advisories this past week due to excessive rainfall. On Sunday, the Maui County Fire Department rescued two people swept away by floodwaters in Iao Valley.
Hawaii’s newest batch of rain will be caused by a zombie tropical system that keeps coming back from the dead.
This graphic shows the forecast rain totals in Hawaii over the next seven days.
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The system’s most recent name was Hurricane Kristy, which became a monster Category 5 hurricane in the Eastern Pacific before fizzling out over the weekend. The cyclone was the strongest in the Eastern Pacific this season. Kristy formed out of the remnants of Tropical Storm Nadine.
According to the National Weather Service in Honolulu, a reprieve from the rain Wednesday won’t last long before Kristy's leftover moisture brings an increase in rainfall activity late Wednesday through Friday.
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Remnants of Kristy bringing a surge of moisture to Hawaii by Thursday.
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By the weekend, drier conditions will return to Hawaii.
At the same time, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center is monitoring Invest 91E – an area of low pressure 1,700 miles west-southwest of the tip of the Baja California peninsula that is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Forecasters said a tropical depression could form in the next few days as the system moves west.