Heavy Rain, Honolulu
- When
- January 11, 2:20 PM HST to 3:08 PM HST
- Where
- Honolulu County, 0.29 mi NNW of Makaha Valley to 0.98 mi N of Pacific Palisades
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 21.484, -158.202
Heavy Rain in Hawaii, January 11 to 14, 2014
An upper air disturbance triggered heavy downpours and isolated thunderstorms over parts of the island chain. Ponding on roadways, and small stream and drainage ditch flooding occurred in several locales.
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
- 9
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 upper air disturbance triggered heavy downpours and isolated thunderstorms over parts of the island chain. Ponding on roadways, and small stream and drainage ditch flooding occurred in several locales. No serious injuries or property damage were reported.
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 Jan 11, 9:30 AM HST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 9:30 AM HST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
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The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Hawaii
- When
- January 11, 6:12 PM HST to 8:04 PM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, 2.14 mi S of Papaikou to 1.82 mi WNW of Laupahoehoe
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 19.749, -155.104
Heavy Rain, Maui
- When
- January 11, 8:15 PM HST to January 12, 3:08 AM HST
- Where
- Maui County, 1.68 mi SSW of Hana to 0.66 mi S of Keanae
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 20.747, -155.988
Heavy Rain, Hawaii
- When
- January 12, 12:39 AM HST to 2:08 AM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, 1.9 mi NW of Keaau to 1.06 mi NNW of Volcano
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 19.643, -155.047
Heavy Rain, Hawaii
- When
- January 12, 4:59 AM HST to 7:40 AM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, 2.12 mi SSW of Papaikou to 2.77 mi SSE of Pahoa
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 19.752, -155.113
Heavy Rain, Hawaii
- When
- January 12, 5:48 PM HST to 6:47 PM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, 5.89 mi E of Puuanahulu to 10.63 mi SSE of Puuanahulu
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 19.819, -155.739
Heavy Rain, Honolulu
- When
- January 12, 7:36 PM HST to 8:52 PM HST
- Where
- Honolulu County, 1 mi NE of Haleiwa to 0.94 mi NE of Honouliuli
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 21.589, -158.108
Heavy Rain, Honolulu
- When
- January 13, 8:07 PM HST to 11:57 PM HST
- Where
- Honolulu County, 3.05 mi NW of Schofield Barracks to 0.8 mi WNW of Kalani Valley
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 21.526, -158.108
Heavy Rain, Hawaii
- When
- January 14, 5:29 PM HST to 7:14 PM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, 1.75 mi S of Pahala to 0.93 mi W of Naalehu
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 19.175, -155.475
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, January 11, 2014
- Damaging Winds in Florida, January 11, 2014
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Georgia, January 11, 2014
- Flash Flood in New York, January 11, 2014
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Virginia, January 11, 2014
- Flood in Arkansas, January 11, 2014
- Flooding in New York, January 11, 2014
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, January 11, 2014
- Flash Flooding in New York, January 11, 2014
- Flooding in Vermont, January 11 to 13, 2014
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Wyoming, January 11 to 14, 2014
- Lightning Strikes and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 11, 2014
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, January 2014
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: 488920, 488921, 488922, 488923, 488924, 489031, 489032, 489033, 489034.