High Wind, Kauai
- When
- November 28, 7:00 AM HST to November 29, 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Hawaii, November 28 to 29, 1999
A strong high pressure cell to the north of the islands generated trade winds of 30 to 45 mph, with higher gusts, across the state. The Hawaii Public Radio transmitter atop Haleakala was knocked out for several hours by a wind-felled tree on 28 November.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 8
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.
A strong high pressure cell to the north of the islands generated trade winds of 30 to 45 mph, with higher gusts, across the state. The Hawaii Public Radio transmitter atop Haleakala was knocked out for several hours by a wind-felled tree on 28 November. On 29 November, the winds knocked power out to about 800 Maui Electric Company customers for up to two hours. No significant problems occurred on the other islands.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Lanai
- When
- November 28, 7:00 AM HST to November 29, 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- Lanai forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Maui
- When
- November 28, 7:00 AM HST to November 29, 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- Maui forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Molokai
- When
- November 28, 7:00 AM HST to November 29, 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, North and East Hawaii
- When
- November 28, 7:00 AM HST to November 29, 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- North and East Hawaii forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Oahu
- When
- November 28, 7:00 AM HST to November 29, 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, South Hawaii
- When
- November 28, 7:00 AM HST to November 29, 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- South Hawaii forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, West Hawaii
- When
- November 28, 7:00 AM HST to November 29, 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- West Hawaii forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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: 5721692, 5721693, 5721694, 5721695, 5721696, 5721697, 5721698, 5721699.