Heavy Rain — Maui, Hawaii

2021-02-27 · near Waihee, Maui, Hawaii

Event narrative

Two hikers went missing along the Waikamoi Trail in East Maui. As of this writing, the body of one hiker had been found, apparently swept out to sea over a waterfall in the area. The other hiker remained unaccounted for, but he likely perished as well.

Wider weather episode

Gusty trade winds helped keep showers moving as an upper trough induced downpours from the Big Island to Oahu. The precipitation caused ponding on roadways, and small stream and drainage ditch flooding. Also, two hikers were killed in East Maui on the 27th, apparently after being swept over a falls along Waikamoi Trail into the sea. The body of one hiker had been found as of this writing, but the other was still unaccounted for. There were no significant damages reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 936389. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.