An extended period of gusty trade winds developed over the western portions of the state, between a high pressure system northwest of Kauai and a surface trough over Maui County. The gusty winds affected portions of Oahu, Kauai and Niihau.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
An extended period of gusty trade winds developed over the western portions of the state, between a high pressure system northwest of Kauai and a surface trough over Maui County. The gusty winds affected portions of Oahu, Kauai and Niihau.
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 Jan 29, 4:05 AM HST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
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</html>PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
159 AM HST SUN JAN 29 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NE MAKAWAO 20.87N 156.31W
01/29/2023 MAUI HI EMERGENCY MNGR
MAKAWAO AVE CLOSED AT MALIKO GULCH BETWEEN
KEE RD AND KOKOMO RD.
0135 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NNW KIHEI 20.78N 156.46W
01/29/2023 MAUI HI EMERGENCY MNGR
SOUTH KIHEI ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Kamehameha Highway was closed in both directions at Kawailoa Drive due to a downed tree on power lines.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Hawaii in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, January 2023
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1072865.