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Weather alerts in Hawaii County, Hawaii, 2018

242 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Hawaii County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
242
Warnings
44
Watches
26
Advisories
158
Busiest month
February61 alerts
Busiest day
February 6, 201814 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

Hawaii County, 2018

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings00
Severe thunderstorm warnings8450%6100%39 min
Flash flood warnings13562%1392%548 min

Each office's whole area, 2018

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Honolulu, HI: severe thunderstorm warnings8450%786%39 min
NWS Honolulu, HI: flash flood warnings783654%7177%219 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Hawaii-Aleutian Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 3, 11:32 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO11 hr
Jan 5, 3:44 PM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO48 hr
Jan 11, 9:54 AM HSTHigh Surf WarningHFO4 days
Jan 15, 4:01 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO53 hr
Jan 17, 3:37 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO48 hr
Jan 17, 11:55 PM HSTHigh Wind WarningHFO27 hr
Jan 19, 3:22 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO12 hr
Jan 20, 10:38 PM HSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHFO11 hr
Jan 22, 3:02 AM HSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHFO12 hr
Jan 22, 11:43 PM HSTTsunami WatchHEB87 min
Jan 23, 12:55 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Jan 23, 11:59 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO9 hr
Jan 23, 3:48 PM HSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHFO12 hr
Jan 26, 4:41 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Jan 27, 3:30 PM HSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHFO24 hr
Jan 30, 3:07 AM HSTHigh Wind WatchHFO12 hr
Jan 30, 3:07 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO12 hr
Jan 30, 3:26 PM HSTHigh Wind WarningHFO37 hr
Feb 1, 3:59 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO11 hr
Feb 1, 3:05 PM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO6 days
Feb 1, 3:05 PM HSTHigh Wind WarningHFO20 hr
Feb 2, 11:00 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO4 hr
Feb 2, 3:13 PM HSTHigh Surf WarningHFO48 hr
Feb 4, 3:27 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO24 hr
Feb 5, 3:11 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 5, 3:12 PM HSTWinter Storm WatchHFO4 hr
Feb 5, 3:43 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO47 min
Feb 5, 3:49 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 5, 4:44 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO34 hr
Feb 5, 7:13 PM HSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHFO6 hr
Feb 5, 9:08 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO82 min
Feb 5, 9:18 PM HSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
Feb 5, 9:52 PM HSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHFO38 min
Feb 5, 10:11 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 5, 10:27 PM HSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHFO18 min
Feb 5, 10:52 PM HSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHFO30 min
Feb 6, 12:55 AM HSTWinter Storm WarningHFO26 hr
Feb 6, 1:17 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO28 min
Feb 7, 2:37 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 7, 3:43 PM HSTHigh Wind WatchHFO12 hr
Feb 8, 3:47 AM HSTHigh Wind WarningHFO48 hr
Feb 8, 8:35 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO15 hr
Feb 10, 3:45 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO6 hr
Feb 10, 9:40 AM HSTHigh Wind WarningHFO6 hr
Feb 10, 3:35 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO12 hr
Feb 13, 3:05 AM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO3 days
Feb 14, 3:44 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO48 hr
Feb 15, 10:38 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 15, 1:30 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 15, 4:03 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 15, 6:57 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 15, 9:44 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 16, 12:41 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 16, 3:23 PM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO3 days
Feb 16, 3:23 PM HSTWinter Storm WatchHFO12 hr
Feb 16, 3:29 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 17, 3:18 AM HSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHFO66 hr
Feb 17, 6:58 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 18, 12:26 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 18, 1:51 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 18, 5:02 PM HSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHFO58 min
Feb 18, 5:45 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 18, 5:57 PM HSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHFO33 min
Feb 18, 7:13 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO3 hr
Feb 18, 8:58 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO4 hr
Feb 18, 10:47 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO43 min
Feb 19, 3:27 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO24 hr
Feb 19, 2:49 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 19, 2:53 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO22 min
Feb 20, 3:24 AM HSTHigh Wind WarningHFO32 hr
Feb 21, 3:55 AM HSTWinter Storm WatchHFO12 hr
Feb 21, 3:56 AM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO71 hr
Feb 21, 11:23 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO4 hr
Feb 21, 3:39 PM HSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHFO20 hr
Feb 22, 7:25 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 22, 10:17 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Feb 22, 12:04 PM HSTWinter Storm WarningHFO39 hr
Feb 23, 12:45 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO26 hr
Feb 26, 3:46 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO59 hr
Mar 7, 3:30 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO24 hr
Mar 8, 3:10 AM HSTHigh Wind WarningHFO12 hr
Mar 8, 3:16 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO19 hr
Mar 12, 12:31 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO39 hr
Mar 12, 3:27 PM HSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHFO63 hr
Mar 19, 3:15 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO60 min
Mar 19, 4:55 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Mar 20, 7:27 PM HSTHigh Wind WarningHFO11 hr
Mar 22, 3:41 PM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO55 hr
Mar 23, 3:41 PM HSTHigh Wind WarningHFO42 hr
Mar 23, 3:41 PM HSTWinter Storm WatchHFO12 hr
Mar 24, 3:16 AM HSTBlizzard WarningHFO24 hr
Mar 24, 3:08 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO6 hr
Mar 24, 8:21 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO114 min
Mar 24, 8:54 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Mar 25, 9:58 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO18 hr
Mar 25, 6:26 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Mar 25, 9:22 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO53 min
Mar 26, 3:36 AM HSTHigh Wind WarningHFO47 hr
Mar 26, 12:34 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO26 min
Mar 26, 12:46 PM HSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHFO29 min
Mar 26, 1:18 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO27 min
Mar 26, 1:36 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO54 min
Mar 26, 1:42 PM HSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHFO33 min
Mar 26, 2:04 PM HSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHFO26 min
Mar 26, 2:26 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO34 min
Mar 26, 11:31 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO44 min
Mar 27, 2:25 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO65 min
Mar 27, 2:29 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Mar 27, 3:22 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFO23 min
Apr 2, 3:10 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO11 hr
Apr 2, 1:57 PM HSTHigh Wind WarningHFO14 hr
Apr 3, 3:37 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO12 hr
Apr 3, 3:58 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Apr 3, 9:04 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO19 hr
Apr 6, 3:28 PM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO72 hr
Apr 7, 1:47 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Apr 8, 3:43 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Apr 8, 6:22 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Apr 11, 11:10 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Apr 13, 12:36 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO96 min
Apr 13, 1:43 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Apr 13, 3:39 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Apr 13, 6:23 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO80 min
Apr 14, 3:21 AM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO48 hr
Apr 14, 3:11 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Apr 14, 5:24 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO109 min
Apr 15, 1:50 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Apr 15, 4:31 AM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO3 hr
Apr 15, 7:12 AM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO3 hr
Apr 15, 5:13 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO4 hr
Apr 18, 3:44 AM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO59 hr
Apr 18, 3:45 AM HSTWinter Storm WatchHFO24 hr
Apr 19, 3:54 AM HSTWinter Storm WarningHFO35 hr
Apr 27, 3:41 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO48 hr
Apr 29, 3:38 PM HSTHigh Wind WarningHFO48 hr
May 1, 3:53 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO24 hr
May 29, 11:40 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO16 hr
Jun 4, 3:30 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO37 hr
Jun 7, 8:23 PM HSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHFO11 hr
Jun 8, 6:44 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO57 hr
Jun 8, 7:36 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Jun 12, 7:54 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO82 min
Jun 16, 3:35 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO36 hr
Jun 16, 10:26 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO119 min
Jul 3, 4:05 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO113 min
Jul 5, 3:39 PM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO72 hr
Jul 7, 7:18 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Jul 7, 10:18 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Jul 7, 12:14 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Jul 9, 12:49 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO8 hr
Jul 14, 4:09 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO12 hr
Jul 21, 3:28 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO51 hr
Jul 30, 7:50 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Jul 30, 10:33 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO2 hr
Jul 30, 4:03 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Aug 2, 12:06 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO39 hr
Aug 6, 11:32 AM HSTTropical Storm WatchHFO30 hr
Aug 7, 12:00 PM HSTTropical Storm WarningHFO42 hr
Aug 8, 3:53 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO17 hr
Aug 9, 4:35 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO79 min
Aug 9, 7:01 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO119 min
Aug 9, 7:02 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO118 min
Aug 17, 2:23 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Aug 17, 5:13 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO79 min
Aug 18, 11:22 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Aug 18, 12:32 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO3 hr
Aug 18, 1:04 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO86 min
Aug 18, 2:36 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Aug 21, 4:48 AM HSTHurricane WatchHFO3 days
Aug 21, 5:39 AM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO5 days
Aug 21, 4:08 PM HSTHigh Surf WarningHFO3 days
Aug 21, 5:11 PM HSTHurricane WarningHFO72 hr
Aug 21, 5:34 PM HSTTropical Storm WarningHFO4 days
Aug 22, 1:22 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Aug 22, 2:04 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO9 hr
Aug 22, 9:48 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO42 hr
Aug 24, 3:40 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO6 hr
Aug 24, 8:51 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO6 hr
Aug 25, 2:29 AM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO20 hr
Aug 25, 8:11 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO2 hr
Aug 25, 10:24 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO6 hr
Aug 26, 3:18 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO63 min
Aug 27, 1:24 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO3 hr
Aug 27, 2:12 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO3 hr
Aug 27, 3:32 PM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO36 hr
Aug 28, 3:18 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO4 hr
Sep 9, 5:00 PM HSTTropical Storm WatchHFO42 hr
Sep 10, 4:58 AM HSTTropical Storm WarningHFO66 hr
Sep 10, 3:07 PM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO3 days
Sep 12, 2:03 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Sep 12, 6:43 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO4 hr
Sep 13, 4:41 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO9 hr
Sep 13, 12:41 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Sep 13, 1:22 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Sep 20, 4:07 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO2 hr
Sep 27, 4:47 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Sep 28, 9:29 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Oct 3, 3:45 PM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO36 hr
Oct 6, 6:45 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO84 min
Oct 7, 3:47 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO83 min
Oct 8, 3:41 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO4 days
Oct 8, 1:42 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO6 hr
Oct 8, 5:11 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO6 hr
Oct 8, 11:05 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Oct 9, 3:47 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Oct 10, 10:09 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO116 min
Oct 11, 10:19 AM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO53 hr
Oct 12, 1:27 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO99 min
Oct 12, 3:09 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO111 min
Oct 12, 4:48 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO55 min
Oct 17, 6:48 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Oct 18, 1:39 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Oct 18, 4:03 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO94 min
Oct 18, 9:29 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Oct 19, 3:16 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO8 days
Oct 19, 3:18 AM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO48 hr
Oct 28, 3:34 PM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFO60 hr
Oct 29, 7:00 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Oct 29, 7:53 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Oct 29, 11:01 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Oct 30, 7:33 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Oct 30, 10:16 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO2 hr
Nov 3, 12:50 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Nov 3, 2:53 AM HSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHFO7 hr
Nov 3, 3:41 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Nov 3, 5:11 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO3 hr
Nov 3, 8:13 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Nov 6, 5:18 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Nov 6, 5:52 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFO3 hr
Nov 8, 6:29 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO99 min
Nov 10, 4:09 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr
Nov 10, 6:34 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO21 hr
Nov 25, 5:06 PM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO70 hr
Dec 4, 12:42 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO27 hr
Dec 4, 3:30 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFO60 hr
Dec 8, 12:02 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO4 days
Dec 13, 12:10 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO15 hr
Dec 14, 8:10 AM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO7 hr
Dec 15, 3:16 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO19 hr
Dec 18, 12:39 PM HSTWind AdvisoryHFO39 hr
Dec 27, 2:58 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO2 hr
Dec 28, 8:06 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFO3 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.