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A perfectly normal weather event is occurring in Hawaii today.
The summits of Hawaii's Big Island could get more than two feet of snow, with a winter storm warning in effect through Saturday.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect through Saturday evening for elevations above 11,000 feet. The summits could get 20 to 30 inches of snow through Saturday, CBS affiliate KGMB.
An upper level low pressure area has brought the sub-freezing temperatures and unstable conditions. The low will combine with moisture surging in from the southeast, which could result in bursts of heavy snow, especially above 12,000 feet.
Conditions on the summits are dangerous. Besides being cold, east to southeast winds of 10 to 20 miles per hour are expected with higher gusts. The strong winds also will cause drifting snow, and freezing fog will reduce visibility to as low as a quarter of a mile.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 04 2016, @07:51PM
Not on the actual snow in this story. It seems that the media is pushing this story to make up more fake news about climate change to try and make energy even more expensive.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 04 2016, @08:44PM
Uh. no. They are pushing this story same as they do almost every year, "snow in hawaii? who knew!"
2015: https://weather.com/news/news/hawaii-snow-mauna-kea [weather.com]
2014: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/31/hawaii-snow-day_n_4706064.html [huffingtonpost.com]
2013: https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/snow-hawaii-20131219 [weather.com]
2012: http://www.livescience.com/18578-hawaii-snow-presidents-day-2012.html [livescience.com]
2011: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/crazy-hawaii-weather-waikiki-waterspouts-and-snow-on-the-big-island/2011/05/04/AFde0zpF_blog.html [washingtonpost.com]
etc..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 04 2016, @09:40PM
"Crap, Joe is out sick. Have we run the snow in Hawaii story yet? No? Ok, just throw one of those up, if we are lucky it will bait some climate change nuts."