Flash Flood in Kauai County, Hawaii

Flash Flood August 28, 2018 · Kauai County, Hawaii

Death

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flooding waters on Kuhio Highway closed the roadway near the Hanalei Bridge in the northern part of Kauai. One fatality occurred when a man jumped into the swollen Waikomo Stream to try to save a dog.

The wider storm

More heavy rainfall and isolated thunderstorms developed over parts of the island chain as Lane moved away from the state to the west. Some of the precipitation caused flash flooding on Kauai, the Big Island, and Oahu. One man died on Kauai on the 28th when he jumped into a swollen stream to try to save a dog. The cost of damages was not available.

Began near Princeville (22.2097, -159.4823).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 773906. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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