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Strong Wind in Oahu South Shore, Hawaii

Strong Wind February 26, 2009 · Oahu South Shore, Hawaii

49 mph
Estimated gust (43 kt)
1
Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A woman in her 60s was walking along Waimanu Street in Honolulu when she was struck by a falling tree branch. She was critically injured, and later died at the hospital.

The wider storm

A strong high far north of the state produced sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph, and gusts as high as 50 mph, over all the islands. In one instance, a woman in her 60s was hit by a falling branch on Oahu and critically injured. She later died. On the Big Island, a 100 foot by 40 foot section of the Kau High School roof was damaged. Damage estimates were not available.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 149518. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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