Hawaii, 1999

Dust Devil in Hawaii, May 5, 1999

May 5, 1999 · NWS HFO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Probable dust devil was reported near Walmart in Kunia.

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.

Probable dust devil was reported near Walmart in Kunia.

Event by event

1 dust devil. Local standard time, as filed.

Dust Devil, Oahu

When
May 5, 4:30 PM HST
Where
Oahu forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

What these are

Dust Devil
A small rotating column of dust from surface heating that caused damage or injury.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5699458.