Heavy Snow — Kauai Mountains, Hawaii

1996-01-25 to 1996-01-26 · Kauai Mountains, Hawaii

Wider weather episode

Heavy snow accumulating to 8 inches, with winds to 50 mph causing considerable drifting snow of 4 to 6 feet closed the road from 10,000 ft to the 13,796 ft summit of Mauna Kea.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5544286. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.