A period of high winds were noted across portions of the islands on Thanksgiving, Thursday November 24th. Frequent gusts between 34 and 49 kts were reported.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
A period of high winds were noted across portions of the islands on Thanksgiving, Thursday November 24th. Frequent gusts between 34 and 49 kts were reported. Sporadic power outages occurred during the event. On Oahu, approximately 760 customers were without power in the Kailua area and approximately 1300 customers were without power in the Kalihi area. The power outages was mainly between 10:00am and 1:00pm.
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 Nov 23, 10:02 AM HST, 18 hours 26 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay (PHNG) reported strong wind gusts beginning around 5:00 AM and continuing through the evening. At 10:50am, around 760 customers were without power in the Kailua area. By noon power had been restored to most customers.
The AWOS station at Lanai Airport (PHNY) reported 46 kt wind gusts.
The mesonet station in the Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge reported a 45 kt wind gust.
The mesonet station at Kohala Ranch (KHRH1) reported a 49 kt wind gust.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Hawaii in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, November 2022
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: 1062754, 1062740, 1062741, 1062742.