Heavy Rain, Honolulu
- When
- October 18, 5:50 PM HST to 11:27 PM HST
- Where
- Honolulu County, 0.74 mi NNW of Kahuku to 0.2 mi NNW of Woodlawn
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 21.690, -157.953
Heavy Rain in Hawaii, October 18 to 21, 2010
Unstable conditions associated with an upper trough west of the state led to heavy rain over three islands. There were no reports of serious property damage or injuries.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 4
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.
Unstable conditions associated with an upper trough west of the state led to heavy rain over three islands. There were no reports of serious property damage or injuries.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Maui
- When
- October 19, 2:18 PM HST to 7:37 PM HST
- Where
- Maui County, 1.11 mi ESE of Honokahua to 3.41 mi NNW of Koali
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 20.992, -156.635
A couple of mainland visitors to Maui became stranded by rising waters on East Maui Irrigation property in the later afternoon on the 19th. A text message from the couple to a friend on the mainland was then relayed to the Maui police. A rescue crew from the Maui Fire Department was dispatched, and the two visitors were located just before dark and transported to safety. There were no serious injuries to anyone involved in the incident. Details are from the Maui News of October 21, 2010.
Heavy Rain, Hawaii
- When
- October 19, 4:02 PM HST to 5:18 PM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, 2.92 mi SSE of Honaunau to 5.89 mi W of Naalehu
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 19.410, -155.366
Heavy Rain, Honolulu
- When
- October 21, 3:28 AM HST to 6:23 AM HST
- Where
- Honolulu County, 1.84 mi W of Hauula to 1.25 mi S of Kaneohe
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 21.623, -157.929
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 259806, 259807, 259808, 259809.