Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in Hawaii, November 29 to 30, 2013

Name: Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in Hawaii, November 29 to 30, 2013
Start: 2013-11-29T23:32
End: 2013-11-30T23:59
Location: Hawaii

November 29 to 30, 2013 · NWS HFO · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

An advancing cold front and upper trough brought heavy rain and thunderstorms to portions of Kauai and Oahu. The systems continued to affect the isles into early December.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: $4,000
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.

An advancing cold front and upper trough brought heavy rain and thunderstorms to portions of Kauai and Oahu. The systems continued to affect the isles into early December. No significant injuries were reported. The total cost of damages was not available.

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 Nov 29, 8:30 PM HST, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 8:30 PM HST, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy rain, 2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Honolulu

When: November 29, 11:32 PM HST to November 30, 2:58 AM HST
Where: Honolulu County, 2.58 mi WSW of Mokuleia to 1.15 mi S of Kamiloiki
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 21.560, -158.214

Strong Wind, Kauai Mountains

When: November 30, 4:07 PM HST to 4:10 PM HST
Where: Kauai Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph) estimated gust
Crop damage: $2,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was felled by strong wind just before the reservoir in Kokee State Park on Kauai.

Strong Wind, Kauai Windward

When: November 30, 4:11 PM HST to 4:15 PM HST
Where: Kauai Windward forecast zone
Measured: 47 kt (54 mph) estimated gust
Crop damage: $2,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree felled by strong wind took down power lines just east of the Kauai Nursery in windward Kauai.

Heavy Rain, Kauai

When: November 30, 10:01 PM HST to 11:59 PM HST
Where: Kauai County, 1.61 mi SSE of Alapii Point to 0.78 mi SSW of Lihue
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 22.148, -159.692

What these are

Heavy Rain: Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Hawaii in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in Hawaii, November 2013

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: 481399, 481400, 481401, 481402.