Blizzard gives Hawaii summits a White Christmas

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER

HONOLULU (AP) — Some people in Hawaii are dreaming of a White Christmas.

A blizzard warning remained in effect Wednesday for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. While snow on the mountains is common, a blizzard with significant accumulation is unusual.

Up to 8 inches of snow could accumulate above 11,500 feet, the National Weather Service said. "Usually it's just a dusting or up to an inch or two," said weather service Meteorologist Norman Hui. "Right now we have a pretty powerful winter storm."

Kimberly Zarate-Amaya can normally see the summit of Mauna Kea from her home in Mountain View, but Wednesday's dense fog made it difficult to get a glimpse of the snow-capped mountain.

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This Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014 photo shows a dusting of snow on Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. While snow on the mountains is common, a blizzard with significant accumulation is unusual. (AP Photo/Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Hollyn Johnson)

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[Cha]

1. Wow.. mahalo Steve!

[davidpdx]

2. holy global warming Batman

[Earth_First]

3. Meanwhile it's 56 degrees in Western, NY as I type this...

In fact there is a thunderstorm rolling through at the moment.

Happy Holidays, folks...

[Brother Buzz]

4. It was 76.4 °F in Honolulu today

Amazing what 11,000 ft can do.

[riversedge]

6. We have green grass in WI in the middle of winter. Lots of rain last

week and what snow we had melted. Today, the grass is GREEN, Not brown like it usually is.

[NickB79]

8. Same here in MN. I have green STRAWBERRY plants!

Some of the trees are breaking bud!

[secondvariety]

5. An 11,000

foot mountain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean never ceases to be amazing.

[Travelman]

7. Ski Hawaii!

I had a tour group there (Maui, in this case) about ten years or so ago. It was weird and fun all at the same time to take a few people up to the top of the mountain (Haleakalā ) to throw snowballs (admittedly rather small ones) from a convertible at dawn, and then drive down to make a noon tee time at Kapalua at 78°F.

Hawaii is truly an amazing place.

[True Blue Door]

9. By some measures, Mauna Loa is the largest mountain on Earth. FYI.