Waterspout, Hawaii
- When
- April 17, 7:45 AM HST to 8:30 AM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, 2 mi SW of Kailua Kona
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 19.602, -155.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout in Hawaii, April 17, 2001
A few waterspouts and funnel clouds were spotted off the shore from the North Kona District on the island of Hawaii. However, no property damage or injuries 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.
A few waterspouts and funnel clouds were spotted off the shore from the North Kona District on the island of Hawaii. However, no property damage or injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 17, 2001
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 17, 2001
- Wildfire in Florida, April 17 to 20, 2001
- High Wind in Washington, April 17, 2001
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 17, 2001
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, April 17, 2001
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, April 17, 2001
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, April 17, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, April 17, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 17, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, April 17 to 18, 2001
- Extreme Cold in North Carolina, April 17 to 19, 2001
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, April 2001
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: 5242228.