Heavy Rain, Kauai
- When
- November 4, 11:34 AM HST to 10:23 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai County, 1.36 mi W of Kokee State Park to 2.45 mi SSW of Wailua
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 22.127, -159.691
Heavy Rain in Hawaii, November 4, 2020
With winds turning southeast and converging ahead of an advancing front, cloudiness increased near and over Kauai. Heavy showers developed as a result.
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.
With winds turning southeast and converging ahead of an advancing front, cloudiness increased near and over Kauai. Heavy showers developed as a result. The precipitation caused ponding on roadways, and small stream and drainage ditch flooding. No serious injuries or property damage 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.
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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: 923591.