Waterspout, Channels Between the Islands
- When
- March 9, 11:30 AM HST to 12:45 PM HST
- Where
- Channels Between the Islands marine zone, 8 mi S of Kaena Point
- Reported by
- AIRPLANE PILOT
Waterspout in Hawaiian Waters, March 9, 2003
Several waterspouts--the number was not specified--were spotted west of Makaha, off the west coast of Oahu, by an airplane pilot. The waterspouts were drifting slowly eastward, did not disrupt air traffic, and apparently dissipated before being able to cause any injuries or property damage to mariners or beachgoers.
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.
Several waterspouts--the number was not specified--were spotted west of Makaha, off the west coast of Oahu, by an airplane pilot. The waterspouts were drifting slowly eastward, did not disrupt air traffic, and apparently dissipated before being able to cause any injuries or property damage to mariners or beachgoers.
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
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 2003
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 2003
- High Wind in Oregon, March 9, 2003
- Hail in Alabama, March 9, 2003
- Avalanche in Montana, March 9, 2003
- Hail in Alabama, March 9, 2003
- Hail in Mississippi, March 9, 2003
- Hail in Mississippi, March 9, 2003
- Hail in Mississippi, March 9, 2003
More
Every storm in Hawaiian Waters in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather history
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5329311.