Wildfire, Kauai Leeward
- When
- June 25, 8:15 AM HST to June 30, 11:59 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai Leeward forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Hawaii, June 25 to 30, 2012
A fire burned more than 650 acres of dry brush and eucalyptus in an area one mile west of Waimea Canyon State Park on Kauai. Many of the eucalyptus trees caught in the fire were 80 to 120 feet tall.
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.
A fire burned more than 650 acres of dry brush and eucalyptus in an area one mile west of Waimea Canyon State Park on Kauai. Many of the eucalyptus trees caught in the fire were 80 to 120 feet tall. The blaze was hard to fight because it was in a remote location. No serious injuries were reported. The cost of damages was not available, and the cause of the blaze was not known. By the end of June, the fire was about 15% contained.
What forecasters said that day
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 Jun 25, 3:30 AM HST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 3:30 AM HST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 330 AM HST MON JUN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS... FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG BREEZES EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING THEREAFTER. RAINFALL WILL REMAIN FOCUSED ON WINDWARD TERRAIN. && .DISCUSSION... A SLOW MOVING BAND OF SHALLOW FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL PRODUCE SHOWERY WEATHER ACROSS WINDWARD ZONES THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CROSS THE AREA AS IT WASHES OUT GIVING WAY TO SUNNIER AFTERNOON CONDITIONS. SOME CLOUDS AND SHOWERS MAY AFFECT THE BIG ISLAND WINDWARD SLOPES WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE CLEARING. TRADES WILL REMAIN AT CURRENT LEVELS THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE EASING SLIGHTLY FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN UPPER LEVEL CYCLONE MAY SUPPORT BETTER RAINFALL CHANCES FOR WINDWARD ZONES BEGINNING MID WEEK AS IT SLOWLY CROSSES THE AREA FROM EAST TO WEST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE UPPER LOW MAY PRODUCE STRONGER WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MAUI/HAWAII COUNTY AS WELL. && .AVIATION... MVFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR WINDWARD SECTIONS/TERRAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDWARD TERMINALS WILL SEE PERIODIC MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH MID MORNING AS WELL. CLD/SHRA WITH TOPS AROUND 100 WILL CLEAR FURTHER INTO THE AFTERNOON AS VFR BECOMES THE RULE. AIRMET TANGO REMAINS IN PLACE FOR LLVL LEE TURB. THIS WILL REMAIN POSTED AT LEAST THROUGH TUESDAY WHEN TRADES BEGIN TO BACK DOWN. && .MARINE... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR MOST OF THE COASTAL ZONES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE TRADES ARE EXPECTED TO EASE. ANOTHER EXTENSION AND PERHAPS THE USUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ZONES ARE LIKELY AS WINDS MAY STAY STRONG IN THE CHANNELS INTO WEDNESDAY. NOT MUCH SURF BEYOND WAIST HIGH IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK. WINDWARD SHORES WILL HAVE THE MOST SIZE DUE TO THE STRONG TRADES. THE NEXT SHOT AT DECENT SW SWELL WILL COME AROUND JULY 2 OR 3 FROM THE SW 210 FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY ANOTHER SSW SWELL 190. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY FOR KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-KAUAI CHANNEL- OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-KAIWI CHANNEL-MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS. && DEJESUS
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Excessive Heat in Louisiana, June 25, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, June 25, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Connecticut, June 25, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, June 25, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Delaware, June 25, 2012
- Lightning Strikes in Rhode Island, June 25, 2012
- Flooding and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, June 25, 2012
- Heat in Arkansas, June 25 to 30, 2012
- Wildfire in Illinois, June 25 to 29, 2012
- Hail and Lightning Strike in New York, June 25, 2012
- Damaging Winds and Dust Devil in Arkansas, June 25 to 30, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 25, 2012
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, June 2012
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 380505.