A jet stream over the Big Island of Hawaii produced west to southwest winds of 50 to 60 mph near the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. However, there were no reports of significant property damage or injuries.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
A jet stream over the Big Island of Hawaii produced west to southwest winds of 50 to 60 mph near the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. However, there were no reports of significant property damage or injuries.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 31, 10:00 AM HST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 10 AM HST SUN MAR 31 2002 SUMMARY...THE HIGH SURF WILL BE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS MAY STILL HAVE SOME RAINFALL TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS DRY TRADE WINDS BEGIN TO RETURN BY MIDWEEK. DISCUSSION...THE LOW NORTH OF THE ISLANDS HAS BECOME STATIONARY BUT HAS BEGUN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN. ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ISLAND.. HIGH SURF AND A SHOWER BEARING FRONT..SHOULD ALSO BE DIMINISHING. THE SURF VERY SLOWLY...AND THE SHOWERS VIRTUALLY ENDED WITH THE INTENSE BUT LOCALIZED 5 INCH OVERNIGHT DOWNPOUR AT HONOKAA TERMINATED EARLIER THIS MORNING. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A WINDOW FOR RAINFALL TONIGHT AND MONDAY...A TROPICAL JETSTREAM..USUALLY LESS VIGOROUS THAN ITS COLDER POLAR COUNTERPART..MAY STILL PROMPT SOME SHOWERS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. LIKELY SHOWER RECIPIENTS...THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI. MATSUDA .HFO...WARNINGS.....NONE . WATCHES......NONE . ADVISORIES...HIGH SURF NORTHWEST SHORES
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Hawaii in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, March 2002
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: 5287434, 5287435, 5287436.