High Wind, West Hawaii
- When
- November 24, 10:00 AM HST to 4:00 PM 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, November 24, 2000
Strong high pressure north of the islands produced sustained winds of 35 to 40 mph in the leeward Kohala area of the Island of Hawaii. No injuries or property damage were reported.
Where it happened
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- 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 pressure north of the islands produced sustained winds of 35 to 40 mph in the leeward Kohala area of the Island of Hawaii. No injuries or property damage were reported.
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 Oregon, November 24, 2000
- Tornado in Texas, November 24, 2000
- High Wind in Alabama, November 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, November 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, November 24, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, November 24, 2000
- High Surf in California, November 24 to 25, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, November 24 to 25, 2000
- Cold in Massachusetts, November 24, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 24, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, November 24, 2000
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, November 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: 5162142.