Tropical Storm Warning — Big Island Interior was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Saturday, 26 September 2026 at 03:14 UTC. The event is classified as a cyclone / hurricane incident with a severity rating of Severe, and was detected through the US National Weather Service (NWS).
Tropical Storm Warning issued September 25 at 5:14PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI * LOCATIONS AFFECTED - Bradshaw Army Airfield * WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Equivalent Tropical Storm force wind - Peak Wind Forecast: 35-45 mph with gusts to 65 mph - Window for Tropical Storm force winds: until Saturday evening - THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for wind 58 to 73 mph - The wind threat has remained nearly steady from the previous assessment. - PLAN: Plan for dangerous wind of equivalent strong tropical storm force. - PREPARE: Last minute efforts to protect life and property should now be complete. The area remains subject to significant wind damage. - ACT: Now is the time to shelter from dangerous wind. - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Unfolding - Potential impacts from the main wind event are unfolding. * FLOODING RAIN - LA
Where this happened
The incident is located in United States (North America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Historically, United States is most affected by hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, earthquakes and floods. You can follow every incident recorded in this country, updated live, on the United States incident tracker.
Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 37.100°, -95.700°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.
Understanding cyclone / hurricane events
Tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons with damaging wind and surge. Tropical cyclones cause harm through four separate mechanisms: sustained wind, storm surge, inland flooding from rainfall, and tornadoes embedded in outer bands. Historically, storm surge and inland flooding kill far more people than wind.
How severity is rated
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Data and verification
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Timeline and sources
Official warning
Issued by U.S. National Weather Service. A warning or forecast describes a hazard; on its own it is not a report that harm occurred.
How statuses are decided · the number of reports is never treated as confirmation.
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· received · event time 26 Sep 2026, 03:14 UTCFirst report Official warning
First recorded from U.S. National Weather Service.
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· received · event time 26 Sep 2026, 08:56 UTCAlso reported Official warning
Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Tropical Storm Warning — Big Island Interior"
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· received · event time 26 Sep 2026, 14:59 UTCAlso reported Official warning
Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Tropical Storm Warning — Big Island Interior"
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· received · event time 26 Sep 2026, 21:01 UTCAlso reported Official warning
Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Tropical Storm Warning — Big Island Interior"
Times are when this site received each report, in UTC; the event time is shown where the source gave one. 4 reports are attached to this incident. Copies of one syndicated story count as one report.
Conditions at the time
Light rain of 2.9 mm was recorded, and the temperature peaked at 30°C.
Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.