Thunderstorm Wind, Hawaii
- When
- January 24, 1:10 PM HST to 1:20 PM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, Hilo
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 19.730, -155.070
Damaging Wind in Hawaii, January 24, 1999
Several buildings in Hilo were damaged early in the afternoon by what were described as strong thunderstorm winds. A strong wind uprooted a breadfruit tree and damaged a garage on West Kahaopea Street.
Where it happened
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- 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.
Several buildings in Hilo were damaged early in the afternoon by what were described as strong thunderstorm winds. A strong wind uprooted a breadfruit tree and damaged a garage on West Kahaopea Street. Immediately thereafter on Anela Street, winds tore corrugated metal off one home and a poorly constructed roof from a combination garage and storage building on the other side of the street. According to Fire Department officials, the wind was strong enough to carry the 34 foot-long roof about 100 feet through the air where it landed close to a house down the street.
The radar
The Kamuela/Kohala Apt radar (PHKM), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:11 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 24, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, January 24 to 26, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, January 24, 1999
- Flash Flood in New York, January 24, 1999
- Flooding in Kentucky, January 24 to 31, 1999
- Flooding in Michigan, January 24 to 28, 1999
- Flash Flood and Heat in Massachusetts, January 24 to 25, 1999
- Flooding in New York, January 24 to 27, 1999
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, January 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, January 24 to 25, 1999
- Flooding in Ohio, January 24, 1999
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5685471.