High Wind, West Hawaii
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM HST to January 28, 4:00 PM HST
- Where
- West Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Hawaii, January 27 to 28, 2000
Winds from the east to northeast at 25 to 39 mph, with occasional gusts over 50 mph, struck in the South Kohala District on the island of Hawaii. A strong high pressure cell north of the state generated the blustery conditions.
Where it happened
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- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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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.
Winds from the east to northeast at 25 to 39 mph, with occasional gusts over 50 mph, struck in the South Kohala District on the island of Hawaii. A strong high pressure cell north of the state generated the blustery conditions. Blowing sand forced the closure of Hapuna Beach, and officials at Spencer Beach Park stopped issuing camping permits until the wind subsided. Also, Puukohola Heiau remained open but hiking trails were closed for a time.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 27 to 28, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 27 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Mississippi, January 27 to 28, 2000
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, January 27 to 28, 2000
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, January 27, 2000
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 27 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Arkansas, January 27 to 28, 2000
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Mississippi, January 27 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 27 to 28, 2000
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, January 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: 5130041.