High Wind — South Hawaii, Hawaii

2003-01-14 to 2003-01-16 · South Hawaii, Hawaii

Wider weather episode

Southwest to west winds ahead of a cold front/upper trough gusted to 70 mph at low and high elevations on the Big Island of Hawaii and at high elevations in Maui. The winds were strong at the lower elevations in the Puna District on the Big Island, and near the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. In the Valley Isle, strong winds occurred near the summit of Haleakala in East Maui. There were brief power outages and some trees were blown down on the Big Island. Although winds gusted to only about 50 mph on Oahu, some power outages and the downing of trees occurred there as well. No serious injuries or property damage were reported, however.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5328445. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.