Wildfire, Kauai
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM HST to April 30, 11:59 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai County, Waimea
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Hawaii, April 1 to 30, 1999
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources closed certain parts of forest lands west of Koke'e Road due to extremely dry conditions that posed fire hazard. Department director stated that there have been several fire starts in the area.
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.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources closed certain parts of forest lands west of Koke'e Road due to extremely dry conditions that posed fire hazard. Department director stated that there have been several fire starts in the area. Koke'e State Park will remain open, but the public access is limited until there is enough rainfall to reduce the hazard and help vegetation recover in this area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in California, April 1 to 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in Utah, April 1 to 2, 1999
- Rip Current in Florida, April 1, 1999
- Cold in Utah, April 1 to 3, 1999
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 1, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 1, 1999
- Drought in New York, April 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Maine, April 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 29, 1999
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 1, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 1 to 2, 1999
- Flooding in California, April 1, 1999
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, April 1999
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: 5686405.