High Wind, West Hawaii
- When
- March 22, 11:30 AM HST to March 23, 4:00 AM HST
- Where
- West Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Hawaii, March 22 to 23, 2000
Strong high north of the Hawaiian Islands caused winds of 32 to 37 mph, with gusts to 54 mph, in the leeward Kohala section of the Big Island, from Waimea to Kawaihae.
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.
Strong high north of the Hawaiian Islands caused winds of 32 to 37 mph, with gusts to 54 mph, in the leeward Kohala section of the Big Island, from Waimea to Kawaihae.
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
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 22, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, March 22 to 23, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, March 22 to 23, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, March 22 to 23, 2000
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, March 22, 2000
- Tornado in Texas, March 22, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, March 22 to 23, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, March 22 to 23, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, March 22 to 23, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, March 22 to 23, 2000
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, March 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: 5136841.