Flash Flood in Maui County, Hawaii
Flash Flood January 29, 2023 · Maui County, Hawaii
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Makawao Avenue was closed at Maliko Gulch between Kee Road and Kokomo Road.
The wider storm
Radar indicated heavy rain across portions of Maui County through the early morning hours. The most intense rain fell over the Wailuku and Waikapu areas with rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour over saturated ground. The Maalaea area of south Maui and the Honoapiilani Highway from Maalaea to Lahaina were the most vulnerable to flooding impacts, as well poor drainage areas in Wailuku and Kahului. The Honopou Stream gage on the windward Haleakala slopes also showed rapid increase in water levels.
Began near Kokomo (20.8668, -156.3063).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1072840. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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