Frequency and Effects
Some winters occur without a single Kona storm, with a high of four or five. Hawaii typically experiences two to three annually between October and April. The cyclone events for Hawaii can be long-lived, affecting the state for a week or more. Kona lows produce a wide range of weather hazards for Hawaii. Among them are heavy rain, hailstorms, flash floods and their associated landslides, high winds which result in large surf and swells, waterspouts, and heavy snows on the higher mountains.
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