Oahu Flash Flooding

December 11th, 2008 kNuke Posted in Hawaii | No Comments »

Big time rains and crazy winds beat down Oahu today.  That caused flooding, landslides,  and major traffic while also cutting power in some areas. Rain came down at rates only seen once in 22-31 years!

Flooding has been reported all over the island.  I’m not too familiar with preventative flooding measures so I wanted to ask a few questions.

1. Did we know that if a certain amount of rain occurred that we’d see mass flooding?  Was this just a calculated risk we were taking?
2. Were our preventative measures functioning correctly?
3. How does Lake Wilson overflow?
4. Is this type of flooding preventable in the future or is this an aberration?

On a personal note, my car hydroplaned in my parking structure due to the rain and I almost hit a wall!