Hawaii Winter Storm: Thunder, Hail, and Power Outages

Hawaii Winter Storm: Thunder, Hail, and Power Outages
A tree toppled by a winter storm in Kailua, Hawaii on Dec. 19, 2022. Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation via AP
The Associated Press
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HONOLULU—A strong winter storm downed trees, knocked out power, and flooded soccer fields as it moved across the Hawaiian Islands. Snow fell on the Big Island’s tallest peaks.

National Weather Service meteorologist Scott Rozanski said Tuesday that the weather is typical of the kind of storm Hawaii occasionally gets in December and January. He called these storms “infrequent but not unusual.”