Flash Flood — Maui, Hawaii

2003-04-10 · near Kipahulu, Maui, Hawaii

Wider weather episode

A 6-foot wall of water moving down Palikea Stream in Haleakala National Park, in the southeast part of East Maui, swept a Kentucky man and his daughter over a 184-foot precipice at Makahiku Falls. Heavy showers falling at the higher elevations of Mt. Haleakala generated flash flooding conditions over eastern and southeastern parts of the Valley Isle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5327476. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.