A high surf warning has been put into place by Hawaii officials in response to a tropical storm that dissipated over the weekend, sending massive waves crashing into the islands.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu said that getting into the water was “very hazardous” and could lead to death due to the “dangerous currents” that were present.

“Expect ocean water occasionally sweeping across portions of beaches, very strong breaking waves, and strong longshore and rip currents,” the report said. “Large breaking waves and strong currents may impact harbor entrances and channels causing challenging boat handling.”

The report cautioned that waves as high as 20 feet could crash into south-facing shores on any of the Hawaiian islands until roughly 6 p.m. HST on Monday.

“Significant beach run-up, flooding of beaches that typically remain dry, and overwash in vulnerable low-lying coastal roadways can be expected with this swell, especially near times of high tide,” the government report warned. “Anyone entering the water could face significant injury or death.”

Large waves smashed into homes and businesses on Sunday, according to videos posted online.

Local news station Hawaii News Now reported that waves in Keauhou on the Big Island slammed into a housing development as waves could be seen going over two-story structures.

“The current and waves got really big around 4 to 5 p.m. and didn’t calm down until around 10:45 p.m.,” Isabella Sloane, who lives in the community, told the publication. “My condo was hit the first time and flooded everything. Condos down the way from mine were completely wiped out and damaged really badly. Thankfully, everyone is safe.”

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Dillon and Riley Murphy, who married on Saturday at Hulihe’e Palace in Kailua-Kona, saw massive waves disrupt the event, knocking over tables and chairs and sending guests running.

“And we were kind of right at the moment where we were going to start moving a couple things and, yeah, this big wall basically just showed up,” Dillon told KHON2. “And luckily there was no food in any of the containers, the cake luckily made it. But we did end up getting some good pictures with like waves splashing up and the ceremony was beautiful.”

Riley told the publication that the event was an analogy for how life goes when “storms hit.”

“And it’s just, it’s so important to come together and to have all of our family and our loved ones there and it just made it very special,” Riley added. “We didn’t have our dance floor, but nobody seemed to mind, at the end of the night we were all like dancing in the mud and it was amazing.”

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Source: Dailywire

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