Wildfire, Big Island Interior
- When
- July 21, 7:00 AM HST to July 22, 10:00 PM HST
- Where
- Big Island Interior forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 19.602, -155.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Hawaii, July 21 to 22, 2022
A fire blackened more than 2000 acres of brush in the Army's Pohakuloa Training Area. No homes or other structures were threatened by the blaze.
Where it happened
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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 fire blackened more than 2000 acres of brush in the Army's Pohakuloa Training Area. No homes or other structures were threatened by the blaze. No injuries were reported. The cost of any damages was not available.
What forecasters said that day
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 Jul 21, 3:06 AM HST, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 3:06 AM HST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Honolulu HI 306 AM HST Thu Jul 21 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Moderate to locally breezy trade winds will prevail through the week. A typical summertime weather pattern will focus clouds and showers over windward slopes. Aside from afternoon showers over the Kona slopes of the Big Island, leeward areas will be rather dry. && .DISCUSSION... Locally breezy trades and a typical summertime rainfall pattern will continue through the week. A persistent mid level ridge will keep stable conditions in place, with an inversion holding around 6,000 to 8,000 ft. As a result, trade winds will focus modest showers over windward slopes. Rainfall at most windward sites will generally be less than a quarter of an inch each day, but pockets of moisture within the trade wind flow will periodically boost rainfall. One such pocket will move in tonight and clear out late Thursday morning. Leeward Big Island will see clouds and spotty showers each afternoon, while leeward areas elsewhere will continue to experience little rainfall accumulation. && .AVIATION... Breezy to locally strong trade winds continue, with AIRMET Tango for low-level turbulence over and downwind of the terrain of all islands in effect for the foreseeable future. Clouds and showers have continued to favor windward and mauka areas and have been rather persistent overnight resulting in periods of mountain obscuration. Expect AIRMET Sierra to remain in effect for windward portions of all islands through the morning hours, with conditions improving this afternoon. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail across the state. && .MARINE... High pressure north or the state will keep moderate to locally strong trade winds in place through the forecast period, with only minor fluctuations in strength. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the typically windy waters around Maui and the Big Island through 6 PM this evening. Only small surf is expected through this weekend along south facing shores. A new small, long-period south swell could give south shore surf a small boost early next week. A much larger long- period south swell is forecast to arrive late next week (Thursday 7/28), potentially pushing south shore surf back up above advisory levels. Steady trade wind swell will keep east shore surf near to slightly below normal levels during the next 7 days. A small, longer period east swell associated with tropical cyclone Estelle may give surf a small boost over the weekend. North shore surf will remain flat during the next 7 days. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM HST this evening for Maalaea Bay- Pailolo Channel-Alenuihaha Channel-Big Island Leeward Waters-Big Island Southeast Waters. && DISCUSSION...JVC AVIATION...Ahue MARINE...Jelsema
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1037601.