Lightning, Maui
- When
- December 1, 9:30 PM HST to 11:00 PM HST
- Where
- Maui County, Maui
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 20.868, -156.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Hawaii, December 1, 1999
Lightning strikes knocked out power and damaged telephone and computer systems at summit observatories on Haleakala. The observatories included the Air Force's Maui Space Surveillance Complex and several University of Hawaii sites.
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.
Lightning strikes knocked out power and damaged telephone and computer systems at summit observatories on Haleakala. The observatories included the Air Force's Maui Space Surveillance Complex and several University of Hawaii sites. No damage estimates were available.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in South Dakota, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Illinois, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Missouri, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, December 1, 1999
- Drought in Minnesota, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Indiana, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 1 to 2, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, December 1 to 2, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 1, 1999
- Drought in Nebraska, December 1 to 31, 1999
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, December 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: 5721196.