Although road conditions this morning were not as bad as after January’s punishing storms, three crews were sent out in Honolulu, said Larry Leopardi, director of city’s Department of Road Maintenance.

On any given day, the city might not even have a single crew making repairs, he said.

"I don’t have a number count," Leopardi said. "I know we have more. Any time you have a lot of rain, it will pull out asphalt and create a bigger pothole."

Drivers should brace for impact: Even without more rain, additional potholes will likely appear, Leopardi said.

"As the traffic drives over an area, it has a tendency to pump it," he said. "It may take a few days for a pothole to appear."

And some might be too shallow to patch.

"It may feel like one," he said. "You know, those bone-jarring holes. But it’s a peel off."

Don’t worry, though. Leopardi said his crews will get to those, too.

Meanwhile, city crews also were checking on drainage ditches today to make sure they were free of debris.

It turns out that’s one way to cut down on potholes.

When streams and ditches overflow, the water ends up on roads, Leopardi said.

Three crews were also roaming Honolulu today.

"They have to be cleaned out," he said. "If we can’t keep the water flowing, it will create more potholes and ponding on the road."