Big Island Resident Tracks Growth of Flooding Amid Heavy Rain Brought by Storm Lane
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A Big Island, Hawaii, resident captured the rise of flooding next to her home on August 24, thanks to rain brought by Storm Lane, showing how what was a shallow waterway a day earlier became a raging torrent.Parts of the Big Island saw more than 42 inches of rain between midday on August 22 and 9 pm on August 24, according to the National Weather Service.Motorists were warned to expect road closures, KHON2 reported, despite the storm being downgraded to a tropical cyclone by Friday. Credit: Krystal Ho’onani via Storyful