High Wind, Kauai Leeward
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM HST to February 12, 9:00 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai Leeward forecast zone
- Measured
- 109 kt (125 mph)
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Hawaii, February 10 to 12, 1996
A strong mid level jetstream associated with a cold front brought wind gusts of 125 mph to Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, and to 105 mph at the summit of Haleakala. The highest winds occurred early on the 11th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
A strong mid level jetstream associated with a cold front brought wind gusts of 125 mph to Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, and to 105 mph at the summit of Haleakala. The highest winds occurred early on the 11th. At lower elevations, gusts to 45 mph toppled about 40 trees in Hilo and a dozen in the Puna District. One home was damaged by a large tree in Hilo.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Kauai Mountains
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM HST to February 12, 9:00 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 109 kt (125 mph)
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Iowa, February 10 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Ohio, February 10 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in North Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, February 10, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 1996
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5566026, 5566027.