Heavy Rain, Honolulu
- When
- September 3, 3:41 PM HST to 5:31 PM HST
- Where
- Honolulu County, 1.76 mi NE of Waianae to 2.09 mi NW of Kahaluu
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 21.471, -158.164
Heavy Rain in Hawaii, September 3, 2018
Afternoon downpours occurred over portions of northern and eastern areas of Oahu. The precipitation caused small stream and drainage ditch flooding, and ponding on roadways.
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
- 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.
Afternoon downpours occurred over portions of northern and eastern areas of Oahu. The precipitation caused small stream and drainage ditch flooding, and ponding on roadways. No significant property damage or injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Illinois, September 3, 2018
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Wisconsin, September 3 to 10, 2018
- Flooding in Kansas, September 3 to 4, 2018
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 3, 2018
- Tornadoes in Iowa, September 3, 2018
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Illinois, September 3, 2018
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 3, 2018
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, September 3, 2018
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 3, 2018
- Heat in New York, September 3 to 6, 2018
- Damaging Winds in New York, September 3, 2018
- Hail in North Dakota, September 3, 2018
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, September 2018
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: 778500.