Waterspout, Oahu Windward Waters
- When
- June 27, 2:00 PM HST to 2:10 PM HST
- Where
- Oahu Windward Waters forecast zone, 4.39 mi NNE of Kaneohe to 4.57 mi N of Kaneohe
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 21.482, -157.783
Waterspout in Hawaiian Waters, June 27, 2015
A waterspout developed over Kaneohe Bay in windward Oahu and had been moving west. It dissipated after several minutes without causing any significant injuries or property damage.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 waterspout developed over Kaneohe Bay in windward Oahu and had been moving west. It dissipated after several minutes without causing any significant injuries or property damage.
The radar
The Molokai radar (PHMO), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:03 UTC.
Event by event
1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maryland, June 27 to 28, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, June 27, 2015
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, June 27, 2015
- Flash Flood in Texas, June 27, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Florida, June 27 to 30, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 27, 2015
- Tornadoes in Maryland, June 27, 2015
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 27, 2015
- Tornado and Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 27, 2015
- Flood in Michigan, June 27, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 27 to 30, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strikes in Texas, June 27 to 28, 2015
More
Every storm in Hawaiian Waters in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather history
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: 578684.