Storm History: Kauai County, Hawaii
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Kauai County, Hawaii: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 2,718
- Deaths
- 19
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $103 million
- Episodes
- 1,441
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Surf | 1,835 | 7 | 2 | $387,000 |
| Flash Flood | 288 | 10 | 1 | $97 million |
| Heavy Rain | 171 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| High Wind | 149 | 1 | 2 | $5.3 million |
| Drought | 118 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Flood | 58 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 23 | 1 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Tornado | 18 | 0 | 0 | $310,000 |
| Wildfire | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $185,000 |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, March 6, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2024
- High Wind, February 24, 1997
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2018
- High Wind, March 3, 1996
- Tornado, December 17, 1967
- High Surf, February 17, 1996
- High Surf, January 10, 1996
- Drought, February 1, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 1996
- Tornado, March 24, 2002
- High Wind, April 9, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 30, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 3, 1995
- Strong Wind, May 18, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 1997
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2017
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2026
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2026
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2026
- High Surf, February 10, 2026
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2025
- High Surf, April 4, 2025
- High Surf, March 23, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- High Surf, February 27, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, January 30, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Funnel Cloud, December 28, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 5, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Wildfire, July 15, 2024
- High Surf, June 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2024
- High Surf, March 14, 2024
- High Surf, February 14, 2024
- High Surf, February 2, 2024
- High Surf, January 20, 2024
- High Surf, January 17, 2024
- High Surf, December 26, 2023
- Debris Flow, December 20, 2023
- Flood, December 13, 2023
- High Surf, November 23, 2023
- High Surf, November 19, 2023
- High Surf, October 16, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- High Surf, June 24, 2023
- High Surf, May 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 29, 2023
- High Surf, March 7, 2023
- High Surf, March 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2023
- High Surf, February 9, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 30, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2023
- High Surf, January 11, 2023
- High Surf, December 19, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 18, 2022
- High Surf, December 16, 2022
- High Surf, December 1, 2022
- Heavy Rain, October 11, 2022
- Heavy Rain, October 2, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 27, 2022
- High Surf, September 22, 2022
- High Surf, September 12, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- High Surf, August 21, 2022
- Drought, August 16, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- High Surf, July 13, 2022
- Drought, July 12, 2022
- Drought, June 28, 2022
- High Surf, June 27, 2022
- High Surf, June 1, 2022
- High Surf, May 31, 2022
- Strong Wind, May 18, 2022
- High Surf, May 3, 2022
- High Surf, April 24, 2022
- Heavy Rain, April 16, 2022
- High Surf, April 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2022
- High Surf, March 21, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- High Surf, February 25, 2022
- High Surf, February 15, 2022
- High Surf, February 4, 2022
- High Surf, February 1, 2022
- High Surf, January 29, 2022
- High Surf, January 21, 2022
- High Surf, January 14, 2022
- High Surf, January 9, 2022
- High Surf, January 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, January 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2021
- High Surf, December 21, 2021
- High Surf, December 3, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Heavy Rain, December 1, 2021
- High Surf, November 24, 2021
- Drought, November 23, 2021
- High Surf, November 1, 2021
- High Surf, October 8, 2021
- High Surf, September 24, 2021
- High Surf, August 21, 2021
- High Surf, August 16, 2021
- Heavy Rain, August 11, 2021
- High Surf, July 5, 2021
- High Surf, June 20, 2021
- High Surf, May 1, 2021
- High Surf, April 6, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 29, 2021
- High Surf, March 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 6, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2021
- High Surf, February 13, 2021
- High Surf, February 9, 2021
- High Surf, February 4, 2021
- Hail, February 3, 2021
- High Surf, January 23, 2021
- Flash Flood, January 17, 2021
- High Surf, January 14, 2021
- High Surf, January 9, 2021
- High Surf, January 4, 2021
- High Surf, January 1, 2021
- High Surf, December 29, 2020
- High Surf, December 23, 2020
- High Surf, December 17, 2020
- High Surf, December 5, 2020
- High Surf, December 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, November 24, 2020
- Heavy Rain, November 15, 2020
- Heavy Rain, November 4, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Heavy Rain, October 26, 2020
- High Surf, October 25, 2020
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 2020
- Heavy Rain, October 14, 2020
- Drought, October 13, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Heavy Rain, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 22, 2020
- Heavy Rain, July 26, 2020
- Heavy Rain, July 5, 2020
- High Surf, June 28, 2020
- High Surf, June 2, 2020
- High Surf, May 17, 2020
- High Surf, May 15, 2020
- Heavy Rain, May 13, 2020
- Heavy Rain, May 7, 2020
- High Surf, April 22, 2020
- High Surf, April 18, 2020
- High Surf, April 15, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2020
- High Surf, March 24, 2020
- Heavy Rain, March 21, 2020
- High Surf, March 20, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2020
- High Surf, March 12, 2020
- High Surf, February 28, 2020
- High Surf, February 25, 2020
- Heavy Rain, February 10, 2020
- High Surf, February 10, 2020
- High Surf, February 6, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- High Surf, January 25, 2020
- High Surf, January 20, 2020
- High Surf, January 17, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 10, 2020
- High Surf, January 1, 2020
- High Surf, December 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, December 24, 2019
- High Surf, December 10, 2019
- High Surf, December 1, 2019
- Heavy Rain, November 27, 2019
- High Surf, November 27, 2019
- High Surf, November 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, November 16, 2019
- High Surf, November 14, 2019
- High Surf, November 9, 2019
- High Surf, November 4, 2019
- Heavy Rain, October 29, 2019
- High Surf, October 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 9, 2019
- High Surf, September 26, 2019
- Heavy Rain, September 22, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2019
- High Surf, August 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2019
- High Surf, August 1, 2019
- High Surf, July 13, 2019
- High Surf, July 6, 2019
- Drought, July 1, 2019
- High Surf, July 1, 2019
- High Surf, June 30, 2019
- Heavy Rain, June 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2019
- High Surf, June 14, 2019
- Heavy Rain, June 6, 2019
- Drought, June 1, 2019
- High Surf, May 26, 2019
- High Surf, May 11, 2019
- Drought, May 1, 2019
- Heavy Rain, April 26, 2019
- Drought, April 1, 2019
- High Surf, March 30, 2019
- High Surf, March 22, 2019
- Drought, March 19, 2019
- High Surf, March 17, 2019
- High Surf, March 9, 2019
- High Surf, February 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 13, 2019
- High Wind, February 7, 2019
- High Surf, January 23, 2019
- High Surf, January 11, 2019
- High Surf, January 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, December 27, 2018
- High Surf, December 27, 2018
- Heavy Rain, December 25, 2018
- High Surf, December 16, 2018
- High Surf, December 9, 2018
- High Surf, December 5, 2018
- High Surf, November 25, 2018
- High Surf, November 15, 2018
- High Surf, November 9, 2018
- Flash Flood, November 8, 2018
- High Surf, October 30, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 29, 2018
- High Surf, October 28, 2018
- High Surf, October 20, 2018
- High Surf, October 16, 2018
- High Surf, October 10, 2018
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2018
- High Surf, October 4, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2018
- High Surf, August 21, 2018
- Heavy Rain, August 17, 2018
- High Surf, August 7, 2018
- High Surf, July 5, 2018
- High Surf, June 8, 2018
- High Surf, June 4, 2018
- High Surf, May 8, 2018
- High Surf, April 28, 2018
- Heavy Rain, April 20, 2018
- High Surf, April 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2018
- High Surf, April 9, 2018
- Heavy Rain, April 7, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2018
- High Surf, March 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2018
- High Surf, March 12, 2018
- High Surf, March 6, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2018
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Kauai CountyEvery warning in Kauai County since 1986Every county in Hawaii
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.