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At 3:18 p.m. HST, radar indicated that moderate to heavy rainfall continues to move over Maui from the south. Rain rates of about 1 inch per hour were occurring over the south- facing slopes of Haleakalā. Rainfall will continue to move over Maui from the south over the next several hours. ....
At 2:40 a.m., radar showed a renewed area of very heavy showers moving over Maui from the south, with even more heavy showers developing further upstream. The NWS says ;ocalized rainfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour will exacerbate ongoing flooding from earlier rainfall. Portions of leeward Maui have received over 6 inches of rain over the past six hours, and runoff remains high.
Below are storm photos from what the National Weather Service reported as Maui County’s “heaviest rainfall.” The rainfall was expected to cause “catastrophic flooding and affect areas that do not usually flood.” ....