Storms in Hawaii in 1998
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Hawaii in 1998, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Hawaii in 1998 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 335
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $170,000
- Episodes
- 87
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Surf | 246 | 0 | 7 | $20,000 |
| Drought | 46 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| High Wind | 22 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, January 1 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Hawaii, January 1, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 1 to 3, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 4 to 8, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, January 5 to 8, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, January 5 to 6, 1998
- Flood in Hawaii, January 5, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 10 to 14, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 20 to 22, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 23 to 31, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, January 29 to 30, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, January 29, 1998
February 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 1 to 2, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 1 to 2, 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, February 1 to 28, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, February 1 to 2, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, February 3 to 5, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 4 to 7, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 8 to 11, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 12 to 17, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 12 to 15, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 20 to 22, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 26, 1998
March 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, March 1 to 31, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 9 to 10, 1998
- Wildfire in Hawaii, March 11 to 16, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 11 to 13, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 11 to 12, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 13 to 16, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 13 to 15, 1998
- Wildfire in Hawaii, March 14 to 17, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 17 to 18, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 19 to 20, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, March 21 to 23, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 22 to 24, 1998
April 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, April 1 to 30, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, April 3, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, April 3 to 4, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, April 9 to 11, 1998
- Funnel Cloud in Hawaii, April 9, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, April 13, 1998
May 1998
- Wildfire in Hawaii, May 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, May 1 to 31, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, May 13, 1998
- Funnel Cloud in Hawaii, May 19, 1998
- Flood in Hawaii, May 19, 1998
June 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Funnel Cloud in Hawaii, June 4, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, June 7, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, June 11 to 14, 1998
- Wildfire in Hawaii, June 21 to 22, 1998
July 1998
August 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Waterspout in Hawaii, August 11, 1998
- Waterspout in Hawaii, August 13, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, August 23 to 25, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, August 28 to 29, 1998
September 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Flood in Hawaii, September 3, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, September 21 to 22, 1998
October 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, October 1 to 31, 1998
- Wildfire in Hawaii, October 6 to 8, 1998
- Flood in Hawaii, October 13, 1998
- Flood in Hawaii, October 15, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, October 24 to 25, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, October 28 to 31, 1998
November 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, November 1 to 30, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, November 8 to 13, 1998
- Flood in Hawaii, November 17, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, November 26 to 27, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, November 30, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, November 30, 1998
December 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, December 1 to 31, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, December 1, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, December 3 to 5, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 4 to 7, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 9 to 12, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 13 to 14, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 15 to 17, 1998
- Waterspout in Hawaii, December 17, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 18 to 19, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 22, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 27 to 30, 1998
- Waterspout in Hawaii, December 28, 1998
- Flood in Hawaii, December 31, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 31, 1998
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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.