January 27, 2004

Twister in Hawai'i

Freak weather on O'ahu - from the Honolulu Advertiser: bq. A weather phenomenon rare in Hawai'i showed up and touched down in Central O'ahu yesterday afternoon when a tornado the length of four football fields kicked up red dirt and scattered rocks for four furious minutes. bq. An Air Force officer witnessed and photographed a tornado taking shape and then touching down in a pineapple field near Kunia Road in Central O'ahu yesterday. Other residents also saw funnel clouds spiraling over the area. And more: bq. The National Weather Service said it received one unconfirmed report of a tornado touching down in Central O'ahu yesterday and reports of almost a dozen funnel clouds forming in the same area. Posted by DaveH at January 27, 2004 2:45 PM