Flash Flood in Maui County, Hawaii

Flash Flood January 27, 2023 – January 28, 2023 · Maui County, Hawaii

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Kamehameha V Highway near Kaunakakai was closed due to flash flooding. There were rapid rises on the Kawela Gulch and the Kaunakakai Gulch stream gauges and homes were flooded in the Kawela Gulch area.

The wider storm

An extended period of deep layered moisture and moderate instability generated periods of heavy rainfall and localized flooding impacts across portions of Maui County.

Began near Kaunakakai (21.1097, -157.0541).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1072879. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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