Flood, Hawaii
- When
- March 31, 4:00 AM HST to 6:30 AM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, Honokaa-Hilo-Puna
- Coordinates
- 19.602, -155.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Hawaii, March 31, 1996
Scattered heavy showers persisted over windward and mountain parts of the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, and Oahu from late in the day on the 30th through the early morning hours of the 31st. 29 inches in a 12 hour period.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 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.
Scattered heavy showers persisted over windward and mountain parts of the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, and Oahu from late in the day on the 30th through the early morning hours of the 31st. The heaviest rains occurred on Maui where the raingage at Mahinahina recorded 5.29 inches in a 12 hour period. Flooding occurred near several bridges along the road to Hana, and minor road flooding was reported in West Maui and on the other islands.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail in Mississippi, March 31, 1996
- Hail in Florida, March 31, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, March 31, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, March 31, 1996
- Hail in Alabama, March 31, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Florida, March 31, 1996
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 31, 1996
- Hail in Arkansas, March 31, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, March 31, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, March 31, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, March 31, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, March 31, 1996
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, March 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: 5572969.