High Surf, Kauai
- When
- February 19, 9:00 AM HST to February 21, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Kauai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf in Hawaii, February 19 to 21, 2000
A series of storm lows far northwest of Hawaii caused surf of 15 to 20 feet along the north and northwest shores of all the islands.
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
- 7
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 series of storm lows far northwest of Hawaii caused surf of 15 to 20 feet along the north and northwest shores of all the islands.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Lanai
- When
- February 19, 9:00 AM HST to February 21, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Lanai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Maui
- When
- February 19, 9:00 AM HST to February 21, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Maui forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Molokai
- When
- February 19, 9:00 AM HST to February 21, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, North and East Hawaii
- When
- February 19, 9:00 AM HST to February 21, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- North and East Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Oahu
- When
- February 19, 9:00 AM HST to February 21, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, West Hawaii
- When
- February 19, 9:00 AM HST to February 21, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- West Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Surf
- Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Avalanche in New York, February 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 19, 2000
- Rip Current in Guam, February 19, 2000
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, February 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, February 19, 2000
- Flooding in Indiana, February 19 to 29, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, February 19, 2000
- Flood in Kentucky, February 19, 2000
- Flood in Indiana, February 19 to 26, 2000
- Flood in Indiana, February 19, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, February 19, 2000
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, February 19, 2000
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, February 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: 5132064, 5132450, 5132451, 5132452, 5132453, 5132454, 5132455.