Excessive rain caused torrents of water to wash out homes, damage roads, and threaten to burst a dam, sparking an emergency evacuation of thousands in Oahu on March 20.
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KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Lightning made the sky as bright as day, the thunder was a continuous crash, and torrents of rain poured down.
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