A front moving through the Aloha State brought windy weather and only limited amounts of rain. The strong wind at times caused power outages with downed lines and trees, roof damage, and the closure of roadways because of debris on the surfaces.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
A front moving through the Aloha State brought windy weather and only limited amounts of rain. The strong wind at times caused power outages with downed lines and trees, roof damage, and the closure of roadways because of debris on the surfaces. The total cost of damages was not available. There were no reports of serious injuries.
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 Feb 9, 10:21 AM HST, 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1021 AM HST MON FEB 9 2015 .SYNOPSIS... STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ON TAP TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FELT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND WINDWARD AREAS OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS. A BATCH OF MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS TO PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND... WHILE RAINFALL ALONG THE FRONT WILL REACH KAUAI LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WEAKENING FRONT WILL MOVE DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN THROUGH TUESDAY... REACHING OAHU TONIGHT... MAUI COUNTY TUESDAY MORNING AND THE BIG ISLAND TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT DRY WEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT BEFORE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS TAKE OVER THURSDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER APPROACHING FRONT. && .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAMP UP TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT ENTERING THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. WIND GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND OVER WINDWARD AREAS OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS AS WINDS ACCELERATE OVER AND DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND WINDWARD AREAS OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS. ALONG WITH THE GUSTY WINDS... THE FRONT WILL BRING CLOUDS AND RAIN TO KAUAI LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS WILL REACH OAHU LATE TONIGHT... MAUI COUNTY TUESDAY MORNING... AND THE BIG ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE ISLANDS BUT SOME SHOWERS WILL INTERACT WITH THE TERRAIN BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW FLOOD ADVISORIES. DRY WEST WINDS WILL FILL IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND REMAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES AS A WEAK SURFACE HIGH MOVES FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE ISLANDS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AGAIN THIS FRIDAY AS A SECOND FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SMALLER ISLANDS MAY BE NECESSARY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH A SIMILAR LOOKING SCENARIO FOR WINDS AND RAIN AS THE PRESENT FRONT. SHOWERS WILL PICK OVER KAUAI AND OAHU SATURDAY... AND MAUI COUNTY AND THE BIG ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS POSTED FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS AND LOOKS TO REMAIN INTO THE WEEKEND BEFORE GRADUALLY DROPPING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE HIGH WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A STATIONARY MID-ATMOSPHERIC LOW PARKED OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE LOW IS CREATING A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AT SUMMIT LEVEL BRINGING DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS. && .AVIATION... S TO SW LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE INCOMING FRONT AS STABLE CONDITIONS PERSIST... ESPECIALLY FROM OAHU TO MAUI. AS A RESULT...AIRMET TANGO REMAINS POSTED FOR MODERATE TURBULENCE TO THE NORTHEAST OF MOUNTAINS...WITH SOME ISOL SEVERE TURBULENCE POSSIBLE. EXPECT TURBULENCE TO PERSIST AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE EVENING. AIRMET SIERRA IS IN EFFECT FOR S AND SE FACING SLOPES OF THE BIG ISLAND AS A BATCH OF TROPICAL MOISTURE IS BEING PULLED UP AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THIS AIRMET WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE NIGHT. MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION WILL ALSO DEVELOP AS THE FRONT MOVES OVER THE ISLANDS. THIS WILL OCCUR AROUND 01Z ON KAUAI AND SPREAD TO OAHU DURING THE EVENING. && .MARINE... A BROAD AND SLOW MOVING GALE LOW OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL PRODUCE AN ELEVATED AND LONG-LASTING NORTHWEST SWELL...IMPACTING NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. THIS SWELL WILL REACH KAUAI THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN FILL IN THROUGH THE ISLANDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY....BRINGING WARNING LEVEL SURF. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK TUESDAY...AND REMAIN WITHIN WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TUESDAY...THE LARGE SWELL WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE KONA COAST OF THE BIG ISLAND WHERE A HIGH SURF WARNING MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR MOST COASTAL WATERS IS IN EFFECT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BOTH INCREASE TODAY WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND THE NEW NW SWELL ENTERING THE AREA. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING FOR KAUAI WINDWARD- KAUAI MOUNTAINS-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-LANAI MAUKA-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA. HIGH SURF WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM HST TUESDAY FOR WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA. HIGH SURF WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM HST TUESDAY FOR NIIHAU- KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING FOR HALEAKALA SUMMIT. 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-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS. && MORRISON...DISCUSSION AND MARINE DWROE...AVIATION
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 strong wind, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple power outages in the Enchanted Lakes area of Oahu.
Portion of roof blown off elementary school on Keolu Drive in Kailua in windward Oahu.
Portion of Kalanianaole Highway closed due to a downed power pole in Waimanalo in windward Oahu.
Hosmer Grove Campground closed in windward East Maui because of strong winds and downed trees.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Hawaii in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, February 2015
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: 555408, 555409, 555410, 555411, 555407.