Hawaii, 2014

Heavy Rain in Hawaii, July 13 to 16, 2014

July 13 to 16, 2014 · NWS HFO · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

A surface trough passing to the south of the Aloha State, with moisture from former Tropical Storm Fausto, helped trigger heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Big Island of Hawaii and Maui. The rain caused ponding on roadways, and small stream and drainage ditch flooding.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 surface trough passing to the south of the Aloha State, with moisture from former Tropical Storm Fausto, helped trigger heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Big Island of Hawaii and Maui. The rain caused ponding on roadways, and small stream and drainage ditch flooding. There were no reports of serious property damage or injuries.

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 Jul 13, 10:00 AM HST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 10:00 AM HST, 3 hours 23 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

5 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Hawaii

When
July 13, 1:23 PM HST to 11:01 PM HST
Where
Hawaii County, 0.58 mi WSW of Ookala to 1.79 mi S of Hilo
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
20.018, -155.289

Heavy Rain, Maui

When
July 14, 2:01 PM HST to 3:31 PM HST
Where
Maui County, 1.63 mi ESE of Haiku to 1.41 mi SSE of Pukalani
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
20.910, -156.297

Heavy Rain, Hawaii

When
July 15, 1:51 PM HST to 4:14 PM HST
Where
Hawaii County, 4.26 mi W of Papaikou to 4.6 mi N of Pahala
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
19.782, -155.165

Heavy Rain, Hawaii

When
July 15, 4:35 PM HST to 7:15 PM HST
Where
Hawaii County, 5.42 mi NNE of Kailua Kona to 4.74 mi ESE of Honaunau National Pk
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
19.705, -155.955

Heavy Rain, Hawaii

When
July 16, 2:25 AM HST to 8:06 AM HST
Where
Hawaii County, 0.53 mi WSW of Ookala to 0.39 mi WSW of Volcano
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
20.017, -155.287

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

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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: 527805, 527806, 527807, 527808, 527809.