Strong Wind, Maui
- When
- August 31, 5:00 PM HST to 11:59 PM HST
- Where
- Maui forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Hawaii, August 31, 1999
Winds gusted between 35 and 55 mph in the central valley of Maui and exposed and downslope areas of the Big Island as high pressure intensified to the north and northeast of the isles. There were no reports of injuries or significant property damage.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 4
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.
Winds gusted between 35 and 55 mph in the central valley of Maui and exposed and downslope areas of the Big Island as high pressure intensified to the north and northeast of the isles. There were no reports of injuries or significant property damage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, North and East Hawaii
- When
- August 31, 5:00 PM HST to 11:59 PM HST
- Where
- North and East Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, South Hawaii
- When
- August 31, 5:00 PM HST to 11:59 PM HST
- Where
- South Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Strong Wind, West Hawaii
- When
- August 31, 5:00 PM HST to 11:59 PM HST
- Where
- West Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 31, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, August 31, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 31, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Puerto Rico, August 31, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, August 31, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 31, 1999
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 31, 1999
- Heat in New Jersey, August 31, 1999
- Cold in Alabama, August 31, 1999
- Waterspout in Florida, August 31, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, August 31, 1999
- Hail in Texas, August 31, 1999
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, August 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: 5716079, 5716080, 5716081, 5716082.