Loading ...Not officially YET, but DOUGLAS is coming! Saturday night/Sunday morning gonna be a wild time for Hilo & the Big Island. The storm is picking up speed and tight forecast models have it shooting the Alenuihaha channel between the Big Island and Maui. I expect the Big Island is gonna scrape a lot of the circulating moisture off the SouthEast side of the storm. Maui is a 10,000 ft mountain also. If the storm survives the passage it will bring a lot of rain to populated Maui and Honolulu. The good news is that it is picking up speed and with a rapid passage the rainfall will not be as intense and long-lasting. Tying down loose stuff, gas up the vehicles and gas cans today. The Volcano Ranch will be fine. Will be sheltering at elder Papa’s home in Hilo town Saturday night. Books and battery power book light if we lose power. Waiting out the storm.
