Thunderstorm Wind, Kauai
- When
- January 30, 3:30 PM HST to 4:00 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai County, West Kauai
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 22.080, -159.500
Damaging Wind in Hawaii, January 30, 1996
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. An employee at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands on the west coast of Kauai reported the heaviest squall line he had seen in 17 years of observing weather.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Events
- 1
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.
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. An employee at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands on the west coast of Kauai reported the heaviest squall line he had seen in 17 years of observing weather. Winds at Kokee were estimated at 60 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 30, 1996
- Cold in Washington, January 30, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, January 30 to 31, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 30, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 30 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, January 30 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Illinois, January 30 to 31, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, January 30, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 30 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Montana, January 30, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 30 to 31, 1996
- High Wind in Hawaii, January 30 to 31, 1996
More
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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: 5544291.