Strong Wind — Central Oahu, Hawaii

2019-11-18 · Central Oahu, Hawaii

$2K

Property damage

43 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Pictures on social media showed a medium-sized tree uprooted and several large branches down, including one on top of a car which shattered the back glass. This was in Waipio in central Oahu.

Wider weather episode

With a front approaching Kauai from the northwest, a surface trough near the Big Island, and a slow-moving upper level disturbance; heavy showers and thunderstorms formed as the features acted on abundant moisture. Rainfall affected most of the isles, with flash flooding occurring in Kauai and on the Big Island. However, no serious injuries were reported. Minor property damage occurred on Oahu as a thunderstorm with gusty winds felled a tree west of Pearl Harbor in the late evening of the 18th, and a car was damaged by a falling branch and a tree uprooted in Waipio; and there were minor power outages during the same time frame.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 864776. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.