Flood, Hawaii
- When
- June 26, 6:45 PM HST to 9:45 PM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, Volcano
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 19.602, -155.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Hawaii, June 26, 2000
Heavy rainfall caused ponding of roadways and minor stream flooding on the Big Island, mainly along Highway H-11 (Hawaii Belt Road) from near Kilauea volcano southwest to Naalehu. No serious injuries or 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.
Heavy rainfall caused ponding of roadways and minor stream flooding on the Big Island, mainly along Highway H-11 (Hawaii Belt Road) from near Kilauea volcano southwest to Naalehu. No serious injuries or 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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 26, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, June 26, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 26, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 26, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 26, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 26, 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: 5163139.