Flood, Maui
- When
- August 20, 5:15 AM HST to 10:00 AM HST
- Where
- Maui County, Kalaupapa
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 20.868, -156.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Hawaii, August 20, 2000
Heavy rainfall produced some flooding of small streams and ponding on roadways on the island of Molokai, with the heaviest precipitation affecting northern coastal areas. There were no reports of serious injuries or property damage.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- 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.
Heavy rainfall produced some flooding of small streams and ponding on roadways on the island of Molokai, with the heaviest precipitation affecting northern coastal areas. There were no reports of serious injuries or property damage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Rip Current in North Carolina, August 20, 2000
- Rip Current in California, August 20, 2000
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, August 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 20, 2000
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, August 20 to 26, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 20, 2000
- Flood in Florida, August 20, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 20, 2000
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 20, 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: 5171383.