By Becky Sullivan
Across the U.S., the weather is simply weird: (click here) The highest peaks of Hawaii spent the weekend under a blizzard warning, while record rainfall drenched the Pacific Northwest, unseasonably warm temperatures stretched across the Midwest and South, and a major snow drought in the Rockies means Denver has still not seen its first snowfall of the season.
The blizzard warning in Hawaii was first issued Thursday and remains in effect until early Sunday. Chances of snow were expected to peak Saturday afternoon then again Monday, according to a forecast by the Mauna Kea Weather Center.
The warning was prompted by the development of a large storm system off the coast of Hawaii, which has since stalled over the Big Island, "allowing extensive fog, ice and snow to plague the summit," the weather center wrote....
Does Hawaii need some "Build Back Better" dollars to upgrade their emergency shelters as the climate can be more brutal than "normal?"
August 23, 2021
While public hurricane/tropical cyclone/storm evacuation shelters (click here) offer some protection from high winds and flying debris, they are intended to be a last resort for residents and visitors without safer options to use at their own risk. In almost all cases, the identified evacuation shelters HAVE NOT been designed or hardened for winds greater than a severe tropical storm. These shelters are, however, a safer option than remaining in areas prone to flooding or storm surge inundation, on exposed ridge lines or in older homes with wood frames or single wall construction. Whenever possible, the public should plan to shelter in place or with family or friends in homes outside of these hazard areas that were designed, built or renovated to code after the dates below....
