Hawaii, 2024

Flood and High Wind in Hawaii, January 16, 2024

January 16, 2024 · NWS HFO · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

A cold front caused flooding and wind damage over portions of the islands.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 cold front caused flooding and wind damage over portions of the islands.

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 Jan 16, 4:12 AM HST, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 4:12 AM HST, 4 hours 23 minutes before
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In the hours before

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Event by event

2 high wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Maui

When
January 16, 8:35 AM HST to 11:35 AM HST
Where
Maui County, 0.63 mi WSW of I Kihei to 0.51 mi SW of I Kihei
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
20.767, -156.459

South Kihei Road was closed between Kaonoulu and Ohukai. The west bound lanes were closed due to heavy flooding. Emergency managers reported a swift water rescue.

High Wind, Olomana

When
January 16, 11:00 AM HST to 8:00 PM HST
Where
Olomana forecast zone
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Kaneohe had approximately 4,990 customers without power. Haleiwa had approximately 1,510 customers without power.

High Wind, Olomana

When
January 16, 7:00 PM HST to 8:00 PM HST
Where
Olomana forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A NWS employee reported a power pole down along with tree branches on Lilipuna Road.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 1152746, 1152747, 1152748.