Tornado in Hawaii
Every tornado event the National Weather Service has filed in Hawaii, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
The most significant on the map
The most significant tornado episodes in Hawaii.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 42
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $3.9 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes in Hawaii, February 11, 1982
- Tornado in Hawaii, March 18, 1982
- Tornadoes in Hawaii, January 28, 1971
- Tornado in Hawaii, December 17, 1967
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Hawaii, March 8 to 9, 2012A cold front and an upper-level low combined to generate severe weather across much of the Aloha State. Significant weather included thunderstorms, flash flooding, record-setting hail, and a tornado.
- Tornado in Hawaii, March 24, 2002At 1455 HST, a tornado touched down in Anahola Valley near the park and then skipped over homes and moved toward Anahola's Bayview and Papaa areas before moving to the south end of neighboring Moloaa Valley and dissipating.
- Tornado in Hawaii, March 27, 1963
- Tornado in Hawaii, March 20, 1980
- Tornado in Hawaii, March 25, 1988
- Tornado in Hawaii, March 26, 1988
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Hawaii, December 11 to 14, 2008A surface low northwest of the Garden Island of Kauai, a surface front, and an upper air trough generated heavy showers and thunderstorms over most of the Aloha State. Several schools were closed, and many roadways became impassable because of high water and debris.
- Tornado in Hawaii, January 21, 1957
- Tornado in Hawaii, February 28, 1963
- Tornado in Hawaii, June 15, 1971
- Tornado and Heavy Rain in Hawaii, February 10 to 12, 2009Trade winds died and convective weather developed across the island chain. This resulted in heavy showers and thunderstorms forming over Oahu, the Big Island of Hawaii, and Maui.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Hawaii, February 10 to 14, 2011A cold front advancing from the west brought heavy rain, showers, thunderstorms, and a weak tornado over the western parts of the island chain, causing flash flooding in parts of Oahu and Maui. There were no reports of serious injuries.
- Tornadoes in Hawaii, March 19, 1955
- Tornado in Hawaii, September 22, 1965
- Tornado in Hawaii, April 22, 1967
- Tornado in Hawaii, December 18, 1971
- Tornado in Hawaii, December 31, 1971
- Tornado in Hawaii, May 27, 1973
- Tornado in Hawaii, November 26, 1975
- Tornado in Hawaii, November 20, 1978
- Tornado in Hawaii, September 23, 1983
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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.