Oahu was drenched throughout Thursday with Waimanalo recording 7 inches of rain for the 24 hours ending at 9:45 p.m. Other areas getting about 6 inches of rain or more included Hawaii Kai, Maunawili and Niu Valley.

Hawaii is under severe weather warnings, including high winds, thunderstorms, and flash floods, as a storm approaches.

Potentially damaging southwest wind, a risk for severe thunderstorms, flash flooding and heavy snow on the peaks of the Big Island’s volcanoes are all in the forecast.