Heavy Warning Issued for Hawaii as 10 Inches of Snow, 60 mph Winds Emerge: 'Travel Could Be Very Difficult to Impossible'

Hawaii is not a place most people associate with blizzard conditions. This weekend, it is.

The National Weather Service office in Honolulu has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Big Island summits above 12,000 feet, in effect until 6 a.m. Monday. A Kona Low pressure system moving through the islands is producing heavy snow at the higher elevations of Hawaii Island, with total accumulations of up to 10 inches possible and wind gusts reaching 60 mph or higher, which is enough to create blizzard conditions at times.