Wildfire, Maui Central Valley
- When
- October 2, 9:00 AM HST to October 7, 2:00 PM HST
- Where
- Maui Central Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
Wildfire in Hawaii, October 2 to 7, 2019
A wind-swept fire began upslope from Maalaea in Maui, in the West Maui Mountains, that eventually consumed around 4600 acres of dry brush. The flames forced the evacuation of more than 450 residents along Maalaea Bay Road as the blaze moved close to homes in the area.
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 wind-swept fire began upslope from Maalaea in Maui, in the West Maui Mountains, that eventually consumed around 4600 acres of dry brush. The flames forced the evacuation of more than 450 residents along Maalaea Bay Road as the blaze moved close to homes in the area. The fire also forced the closure of streets and highways in parts of West and central Maui. However, in the end, there were no significant injuries or structural damages. The cause of the blaze was under investigation.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood and Flooding in Illinois, October 2 to 3, 2019
- Lakeshore Flood in Wisconsin, October 2, 2019
- Flood in Illinois, October 2 to 3, 2019
- Tornado in Rhode Island, October 2, 2019
- Flood in Missouri, October 2 to 30, 2019
- Flash Flood in Missouri, October 2 to 3, 2019
More
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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: 855188.