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Flash Flood in Kauai County, Hawaii

Flash Flood March 28, 2020 · Kauai County, Hawaii

$30.6M
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Kuhio Highway was also closed near the Hanalei Bridge in northern Kauai as the Hanalei River overflowed its banks along the roadway. Later in the morning around 04:30 HST after heavy downpours, Kuhio Highway was closed in Wailua at the Wailua River in windward Kauai as debris piled up against the bridge crossing the waterway. Some homes and businesses in the area were also affected by flooding waters. There were no reports of significant injuries.

The wider storm

A disturbance aloft moved toward the islands and brought a bout of heavy showers and thunderstorms, especially over the western portion of the Aloha State. The system was also peripherally responsible for the development of funnel clouds over leeward Big Island at the end of the month. However, no serious injuries were reported.

Began near Princeville (22.2095, -159.4824).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 875149. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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