Central United States This is what I was afraid of. The remains of Polo will cause flooding in the central U.S. The map is the seven day rainfall outlook. The bright amber color is five inch amounts and there will be locally more. While it is too soon to specifically pin down the more significant flooding areas, it will occur. Please monitor a trusted local weather source or this blog over the next few days.  Hawaii While the hurricane watch continues for The Big Island and the tropical storm warnings continue for Hawaii, Maui and Lanai, I don't think wind will be the bigger problem. The issue will be flooding rains -- again -- on Hawaii where as much as 25" inches will occur. Major   to catastrophic flooding will result, especially on the eastern half of the island. Please prepare now!

Hurricane watch for the Island of Hawaii (a/k/a "The Big Island) with tropical storm warnings for Hawaii, Maui and Lanai. 

 No blog update today. No feeling.

Hurricane "Nolo" (not to be confused with Polo, also in progress) is threatening the Big Island (Island of Hawaii) with flooding rain, dangerous storm surge and, perhaps, damaging winds.  We should have a much better idea of the future path and intensity of the hurricane tomorrow and I'll provide additional information.  New Mexico and the Southwest Extremely heavy rain is falling in New Mexico east of Interstate 25 (the blank triangle is because New Mexico does not have adequate NWS radar coverage). Flooding has occurred in a number of areas. The town of Mora, NM had its high school flooded and numerous roads are washed out.  Hurricane Polo continues to move toward Baja California. It may cause a dangerous storm surge and dangerous swells at Cabo as the storm passes to the west. It also has the potential to cause additional flooding in the Southwest if it holds together when it crosses the board.

Here is the flash flood forecast from now until 6am Thursday. Please take this seriously and -- whatever you do -- do not cross flooded areas by foot or by car.  Powerful Hurricane Polo is still forecast to make a turn to the north the first of next week and it has the potential to bring more flooding to the Southwest. Note: storm surge flooding is possible in Cabo. Hawaii The Big Island is again in the "cone" (white area which is the range of uncertainty in the forecast path of the storm's center). Right now, the bigger threats are flooding and storm surge coastal flooding. Whether wind will be a major threat will depend on the exact path of the storm.