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(Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue teams rescued a climber Monday who had fallen on Mount Hood. The climber was reported to be in stable condition and was brought down by rescuers to Timberline Lodge late Monday afternoon to a waiting ambulance. The climber, a 16-year-old, sustained a leg injury after falling approximately 500 feet. "The climber fell from the Pearly Gates area of Mt. Hood (just below the final push to the summit) down to the Devil's Kitchen," CCSO said in a statement. The call about the fallen and injured teen came in around 9 a.m., according to CCSO. Due to the elevation, the first rescuers didn't reach the injured climber until approximately 1 p.m. That is when they began administering treatment and put a splint on the injured leg. CCSO said Portland Mountain Rescue, Hood River Crag Rats and AMR assisted in the rescue. This Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, photo shows snow on the ground in Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area in Kula, Hawaii on the island of Maui. A strong storm that hit Hawaii knocked out power, brought down tree branches, flooded coastal roads — and even brought snow. Snow is not unheard of in mountainous parts of the tropical island chain, but officials say the coating at 6,200 feet (1,900 meters) at a state park on Maui could mark the lowest-elevation snowfall ever recorded in the state. (Lance Endo via AP) (CNN) — A winter storm pummeled the Hawaiian islands early Monday, bringing gusty winds, squally rain, high surf and even snow at a state park. Strong winds knocked down trees and branches on roadways and structures and tore down traffic lights and power lines, causing power outages. The winds could potentially damage roofs and poorly built structures, forecasters say. The powerful winds and a high surf closed some roads and parks. Hiro Toiya, director of the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, urged “extra caution driving.” “Conditions are windy and we do have trees and utility poles and other objects falling onto the street,” he said Hawaii Electric Light said that “due to unsafe weather conditions, crews will resume work when safe to do so. Mahalo for your patience.” RT @MauiElectric: 720p #MauiOutage update: Customers in Olinda and Piiholo area as well as parts of Haiku along Kokomo Rd and Kauihikoa Rd should d prepare for an extended outage with the possibility of an overnight outage. https://t.co/gYFlUfp8jS pic.twitter.com/OnIiiq9VeJ #hiwx — NWSHonolulu (@NWSHonolulu) February 11, 2019 Snow. In Maui. Instagram post not found. Post has been removed or is no longer public. Officials at the state Department of Land and Natural Resources reported snow falling at the Polipoli State Park in Maui, and snow is forecast in some other areas as well. “For perhaps the first time ever, snow has fallen in a Hawai’i State Park. Polipoli State Park on Maui is blanketed with snow. It could be the lowest elevant snow ever recorded in the state. Polipoli is at 6,200 feet elevation,” the DLNR said. Lance Endo/AP Snow on the ground in Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area in Kula, Hawaii on the island of Maui. Wind advisories in effect CNN Meteorologist Monica Garrett said winds will diminish and weather conditions will improve throughout the day as the “low moves northeast of the area.” “A band of enhanced moisture is expected to move through Tuesday night and Wednesday as the trade winds begin to return, increasing shower coverage and intensity once again.” The National Weather Service in Honolulu issued a wind advisory in effect until noon HST (5 p.m. ET). An advisory means that “sustained winds of at least 30 miles per hour or gusts of at least 50 mph are expected. Motorists should use extra caution.” On Sunday, wind speeds were recorded at 25 to 40 miles per hour and there were reports of wind speeds above 50 and 60 mph. Speeds in Port Allen in Kauai County were as high as 67 mph and 191 mph at Mauna Kea Summit in Hawaii County. A high wind warning was in effect for the Big Island summits until 6 p.m. HST (11 p.m. ET) Tuesday. That means winds are expected to be at least 40 mph with gusts over 60 mph in these higher elevations. We know some customers have been without power most of today and into tonight. Extra crews are on the job and more will be called out in the morning. We are working to get your power back on as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience and understanding. #BigIslandOutage — Hawaiian Electric - Hawaii Island (@HIElectricLight) February 11, 2019 Evacuation shelters opened in some areas but falling branches closed the Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said. Beaches and parks are also closed. At the zoo on Sunday, a tree collapsed on an enclosure holding two African ground hornbills. The birds escaped, CNN affiliate KNHL reported, citing city officials. Destructive winds uproot nearly century-old trees in Kapiolani Park https://t.co/AJsuvNGWCd #HNN — Hawaii News Now (@HawaiiNewsNow) February 11, 2019 At Kapiolani Park in Honolulu, strong winds uprooted kiawe trees said to be nearly a century old, according to KNHL. In Oahu’s North Shore on Sunday, coastal flooding occurred because of the “huge storm surf,” KNHL reported. CNN’s Judson Jones, Amanda Watts and Chris Boyette contributed to this report.<doc-sep>A damaging storm pummeled the Hawaiian islands over the weekend, downing trees and power lines, raising 60-foot-waves, and potentially breaking records for wind speed, low temperatures and snowfall. And scientists say this is exactly the kind of extreme weather event made more likely by climate change. "There's no place on the planet where (people) can expect to see conditions as they have been in the past," University of Hawaii at Mānoa Earth Sciences professor and Honolulu Climate Change Commission vice chair Chip Fletcher told USA Today of the weekend's storm. The Hawaii Tourism Authority on Sunday had to warn visitors from snorkeling, surfing, hiking and swimming because of the storm, and Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said the Aloha state could see more weather patterns like this. "We're going to be dealing with this much, much more in the future with our changing climate," Caldwell said at a Sunday press conference, according to USA Today. Lowest Snowfall? The element of the storm that has garnered the most attention has been the snowfall at surprisingly low elevations. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) wrote in a Facebook post that snow had been reported at Polipoli State Park in Maui "for perhaps the first time ever." The park is only 6,200 feet above sea level. "It could also be the lowest elevation snow ever recorded in the state," Hawaii DLNR said. National Weather Service (NWS) in Honolulu meteorologist Melissa Dye told the Huffington Post that the park saw four foot snow drifts. "It's just real white like ice now, so it's just blowing around and drifting," she said. However, The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang cautioned that the snow fall might have actually been graupel, a type of small hail. Weather balloon readings taken on the Big Island suggested the atmosphere was too warm for snow below 8,000 feet. However, Dye told the Huffington Post that temperatures at Polipoli must have hit freezing, though the NWS does not have a sensor there. Snow fell inside Maui's Haleakala crater at an elevation of 6,000 feet on Feb. 19, 1903, The Washington Post reported. Other Records The weekend's storm did bring unusually low temperatures to go along with the unusually low snowfall. Sensors at the summit of the Big Island's Mauna Kea recorded lows between minus-10 and minus-12 degrees Celsius (approximately 10.4 to 14 degrees Fahrenheit), The Washington Post reported. The lowest temperature ever recorded for the area was minus-11.1 degrees Celsius (approximately 12.02 degrees Fahrenheit) in May 1979. A wind speed of 191 miles per hour was also recorded on Mauna Kea, which will be the highest in the state's history if verified. The weekend's storm was also one of the strongest wind storms to ever hit Hawaii. The wind was combined with unusually high waves. "The forecasters were spot on with their predictions. They're calling this an unprecedented event and we concur that we rarely if ever have seen the combination of record high on-shore waves, coupled with gale force winds," DLNR Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands administrator Sam Lemmo said in the DLNR Facebook post. A Year of Extremes The Washington Post pointed out that the weekend's storm follows a year of extreme weather for Hawaii:<doc-sep>
Hawaii in the Snow Is a Bizarrely Magical Sight — and More Is on the Way This Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, photo shows snow on the ground in Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area in Kula, Hawaii on the island of Maui. A strong storm that hit Hawaii knocked out power, brought down tree branches, flooded coastal roads — and even brought snow. Snow is not unheard of in mountainous parts of the tropical island chain, but officials say the coating at 6,200 feet (1,900 meters) at a state park on Maui could mark the lowest-elevation snowfall ever recorded in the state. Between volcanic eruptions and hurricanes, it’s clear that Hawaii is no stranger to rare and sometimes dangerous weather. But the winter storm that hit the islands on Sunday and Monday also left something that most Hawaiians have very little experience with: snow. According to CNN, high wind and rain caused some damage to parts of the Hawaiian islands in the early morning on Feb. 11, while also bringing some rare snowfall to Polipoli State Park in Maui as well as some other parts of the island. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) said in a statement that Monday was perhaps the first time snow has ever fallen in a Hawaii state park. “It could be the lowest elevant snow ever recorded in the state. Polipoli is at 6,200 feet elevation,” the DLNR statement said. Snow does actually fall in Hawaii, but it is mainly limited to the highest elevations, particularly the peaks Mauna Kea at 14,000 feet, according to SF Gate. According to the Associated Press, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported winds between 40 and 70 miles per hour as well as coastal flooding. The dangerous winds that began on Sunday have reportedly toppled over centuries-old trees, reported Hawaii News Now. Some trees have damaged utility poles in some parts of the state, leaving many without power. Luckily, there have been no reported injuries. Hawaii Electric Light tweeted that crews were working on Monday to restore power as soon as it was safe to do so. On Tuesday, the company was well into working on replacing downed poles, which also required shutting down some roadways. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell told CNN that beaches, parks, certain roads near Hawaii’s summits, and the Honolulu Zoo have all been closed. It’s unclear how long the snow will stick at Polipoli State Park, but until it does, people who were in the area are sharing photos and video of the rare event. Even more snow is expected for the islands on Wednesday and Thursday, USA Today reported, but only on its highest peaks, including Maui's Haleakala and the Big Island's Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa — where 3 to 5 inches are expected.