Flood, North and East Hawaii
- When
- November 9, 1:30 AM HST to 3:30 AM HST
- Where
- North and East Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Hawaii, November 9, 2000
Heavy showers and rain caused ponding of roadways and minor flooding of streams and drainage ditches in the Puna District on the Island of Hawaii from Cape Kumukahi to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. No serious property damage or injuries were reported.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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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.
Heavy showers and rain caused ponding of roadways and minor flooding of streams and drainage ditches in the Puna District on the Island of Hawaii from Cape Kumukahi to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. No serious property damage or injuries 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.
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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: 5162026.