Maui County, Hawaii
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1967 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
5
Tornado reports
3
Hail reports
189
Floods since 1996
1,227
All events
13
Deaths
$49.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Maui County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 5 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Flash flooding closed Pulehu Road was above the landfill, South Kihei Road near Kulanihakoi Gulch, and Piilani Highway near Nuu. A firefighter helping to clear flood waters was swept into a storm drain and carried about 800 yards to the ocean at around 1 pm HST. He succumbed to i…
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.
A 26-year-old woman died when she was swept out to sea after the place where she was swimming near Hana became swollen by rainwater that had fallen over the upper slopes of Haleakala.
Heavy rain caused the Honomaele Stream to rise above its normal level. A married couple from Hana, Maui, apparently tried to cross the stream when it was flowing rapidly with the heavy rain waters. Their vehicle was located the next day downstream, but the man and wife were not f…
Heavy rain moved over Molokai and led to numerous impacts. A landslide closed road from mile marker 7 to 12 at Kamehameha V Highway with flood water, mud, and boulders up to 4 feet deep. Kamehameha V Highway was then closed from Kapaakea Loop eastward due to flooding. On March 22…
On March 13, heavy rain began to fall and quickly led to extensive damage across Maui. This damage included widespread infrastructure damage, property and home losses, and emergency rescues. At 1030 AM HST, heavy rain washed away Lower Kula Road near Ohala Place, and all of South…
Piilani Highway between mile markers 31 and 39 became impassable after heavy rain, and a culvert was washed out at the Lelekea Culvert crossing.
Hana Highway was closed from Peahi Road near Haiku to Keanae in windward East Maui due to flooding. A dam failure in the same area was a possibility as water topped the Kaupakulua Dam upstream from the Haiku and Pauwela communities. The dam survived the downpours, however.
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Heavy rain developed over the eastern slopes of Maui. Emergency management and the local news reported multiple impacts. Hawaii News Now reported Hana High & Elementary School was temporarily closed on Tuesday April 7 due to flooding. The Department of Education said some classro…
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Early in the morning of March 22nd, heavy rain moved over Maui and led to flooding across the island. Many roads were flooded and landslides were reported. Keawe St. was closed in both directions between Kupuohi St. and Kuhua St. due to flooding. Both lanes of Honoapiilani Highwa…
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Hawaii News Now posted a video received from the public of gushing water along hillsides and roads on Lanai. HNN also reported water on Manele Rd between mile marker 8 and mile marker 9.
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Hanakai Street was completely closed between Hana Highway and Alamaha St due to flooding.
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A landslide was reported at mile marker 16.5 of Kamehameha V Highway. On March 13, Flash flooding was also reported at Kawela Gulch on Molokai with water flowing over Kamehameha Highway Bridge.
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The Hana Police Department reported a landslide on the Hana Highway. The roadway was temporarily closed to remove rock and debris. A nearby resort in the Hana area also reported trees downed from landslides.
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A River/Creek reportedly overflowed and flooded cropland, a yard, and a basement.
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Waikoloa Road in Hana was closed due to rising river water and flooding.
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Two hikers were rescued by helicopter near mile marker 5 of the Hana Highway due to rising stream levels cutting them off from the rest of their group.
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South Kihei Road was closed at multiple locations due to flooding. Numerous businesses and residences in Kihei were impacted by the flooding as several gulches became overwhelmed and overflowed their banks.
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Trees down near mile marker 26 and mile marker 27 along Nahiku Road.
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Trees down in the vicinity of Rice Park.
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Trees down along Kula Highway near Kula Elementary School.
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A parked plane was blown into another parked plane. The nose of one plane pierced the bottom of a plane parked perpendicular to it. Damage cost was estimated.
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South Kihei Road was closed between Kaonoulu and Ohukai. The west bound lanes were closed due to heavy flooding. Emergency managers reported a swift water rescue.
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Keawe St between Honoapiilani Highway and Komo Mai St had standing water 6 to 8 inches deep.
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S Kihei Road near Kaonoulu St was closed due to flooding on roadways.
Flood Flood
There was a road closure in both directions near the old Sudas Road near Uwapo Rd. This was due to water on the road.
Flood Flood
Hana Highway was closed near mile marker 40. And Piilani Highway was closed near mile marker 16, and 29-31.
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Periods of heavy rainfall lead to an accumulation of water on the roadways which led to the closure of Piilani highway from mile marker 29-31, as well as mile marker 16. Hana Highway was also closed near mile marker 40.
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Makawao Avenue was closed at Maliko Gulch between Kee Road and Kokomo Road.
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South Kihei Road was closed due to flooding.
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Kamehameha V Highway near Kaunakakai was closed due to flash flooding. There were rapid rises on the Kawela Gulch and the Kaunakakai Gulch stream gauges and homes were flooded in the Kawela Gulch area.
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South Kihei Road was closed between Kulanihakoi Street and Kanoulu Street, as well as south to Kulanihakoi Street.
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Pillani Highway was closed from the town of Kipahulu to Ulupalakua due to heavy rainfall. Additionally, in the Kaupo/Kipahulu area, the road was washed out about a mile east of Kaupo Gulch.
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Radar rainfall estimates were obtained from NWS Doppler.
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Flooding forced the closure of South Kihei Road at Kalani Road in Kihei on Maui. More inundation was reported near Kalama Park in the area of Waimahaihai Street and Keala Place.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 0 |
| 2021 | 54 | 0 |
| 2020 | 36 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28 | 0 |
| 2018 | 80 | 0 |
| 2017 | 37 | 0 |
| 2016 | 46 | 0 |
| 2015 | 62 | 0 |
| 2014 | 60 | 0 |
| 2013 | 63 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011 | 42 | 1 |
| 2010 | 21 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27 | 0 |
| 2008 | 23 | 1 |
| 2007 | 20 | 0 |
| 2006 | 33 | 2 |
| 2005 | 20 | 0 |
| 2004 | 60 | 0 |
| 2003 | 51 | 0 |
| 2002 | 60 | 0 |
| 2001 | 74 | 0 |
| 2000 | 51 | 0 |
| 1999 | 57 | 0 |
| 1998 | 67 | 0 |
| 1997 | 64 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
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