Flash Flood, Hawaii
- When
- October 27, 2:25 PM HST to 4:30 PM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, West Portion
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 19.602, -155.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Hawaii, October 27, 2000
Frequent showers caused heavy soil runoff and mudslides near Waikoloa village, along with minor stream flooding and ponding of roadways. No serious injuries or property damage were reported, however.
Where it happened
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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.
Frequent showers caused heavy soil runoff and mudslides near Waikoloa village, along with minor stream flooding and ponding of roadways. No serious injuries or property damage were reported, however.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Arizona, October 27 to 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, October 27, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, October 27, 2000
- Flooding in California, October 27, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, October 27 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, October 27, 2000
- Flash Flood in California, October 27, 2000
- Flood in California, October 27, 2000
- Funnel Cloud in Arizona, October 27, 2000
- Flash Flood in Arizona, October 27, 2000
- Flood in Nevada, October 27, 2000
- Tornado in Kansas, October 27, 2000
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5161652.