Winter Weather — Big Island Summit, Hawaii

2023-04-13 · Big Island Summit, Hawaii

Event narrative

Snow accumulations were around one inch and ice accretion was around one tenth of an inch.

Wider weather episode

Freezing rain, occasionally mixed with light snow, caused hazardous conditions across the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1092681. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.