Waterspout, Hawaii
- When
- April 3, 8:15 AM HST to 8:30 AM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, 7 mi N of Hilo
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 19.602, -155.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout in Hawaii, April 3, 2000
Two waterspouts were spotted in Onamea Bay north of Hilo. No injuries or property damage were reported.
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.
Two waterspouts were spotted in Onamea Bay north of Hilo. No injuries or property damage were reported.
The radar
The South Shore radar (PHWA), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:14 UTC.
Event by event
1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in Alabama, April 3, 2000
- Tornado in Texas, April 3, 2000
- Tornadoes in Alabama, April 3, 2000
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 3, 2000
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 3, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 3, 2000
- Tornado in Texas, April 3, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, April 3, 2000
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: 5140159.