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  "path": "/2026/03/13/kona-low-prompts-statewide-closures-as-severe-weather-threat-intensifies-across-hawaii/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-13T19:47:53.000Z",
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  "textContent": "A powerful Kona low on Friday, March 13, 2026, bringing widespread severe weather across the islands. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Big Island summits, where heavy snow and ice are forecast above 3 350 m (11 000 feet). Forecasters warned that persistent rainfall bands and severe thunderstorms could trigger flash flooding while damaging wind gusts affect multiple islands.\n\nSource",
  "title": "Kona low prompts statewide closures as severe weather threat intensifies across Hawaii"
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