Hawaii, 1997

High Wind in Hawaii, February 24 to 26, 1997

February 24 to 26, 1997 · NWS HFO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2.1 million
Crop damage
$2.0 million
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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Island of Hawaii

When
February 24, 3:00 AM HST to February 26, 1:00 AM HST
Where
Island of Hawaii forecast zone
Measured
90 kt (104 mph)
Property damage
$2.1 million
Crop damage
$2.0 million
Coordinates
22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gusts of 80 to 105 mph were recorded near the summit of Mauna Kea early on the 24th. Maximum winds at WSO Hilo were 48G59 mph.

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

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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: 5626181.