Flood, Kauai
- When
- December 11, 10:20 PM HST to December 12, 1:15 AM HST
- Where
- Kauai County, 5 mi WNW of Hanalei
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Hawaii, December 11 to 12, 2000
This event, combined with the heavy showers earlier in the day, caused the Hanalei River to rise and overflow its banks on Kuhio Highway near the Hanalei Bridge. This temporarily closed one lane on the highway, slowing traffic to and from Hanalei, Wainiha, and Haena.
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.
This event, combined with the heavy showers earlier in the day, caused the Hanalei River to rise and overflow its banks on Kuhio Highway near the Hanalei Bridge. This temporarily closed one lane on the highway, slowing traffic to and from Hanalei, Wainiha, and Haena. Minor stream flooding and ponding of roadways occurred in other parts of northern and northeastern sections of the Garden Isle of Kauai as well. Nevertheless, no serious injuries or property damage were reported.
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
- High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kansas, December 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kansas, December 11, 2000
- High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Michigan, December 11 to 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Ohio, December 11, 2000
- High Wind in Indiana, December 11 to 12, 2000
- High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000
- High Wind in West Virginia, December 11 to 12, 2000
- High Wind in Kentucky, December 11 to 12, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Kansas, December 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 11, 2000
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, December 2000
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: 5165401.