NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Holualoa, HI
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Holualoa, Hawaii since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Darby in 2016. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 3
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Holualoa
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Holualoa; the strongest was Iselle in 2014, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 12 miles away. The record near Holualoa begins with Iselle in 2014; the most recent system was Darby in 2016, a tropical storm 30 miles away. Of the 57 Hawaii cities on this site, 93% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Holualoa. The strongest of the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on January 28, 1971; its path came within 24 miles. The most recent tornado was on February 28, 2004. Of the 57 Hawaii cities, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Holualoa.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Holualoa
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Holualoa: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Holualoa
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 1971 | F2 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 25, 1988 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 28, 2004 | F0 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Holualoa
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Holualoa since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Holualoa
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Opihihale #2 24.1, HI, 13 miles southwest of Holualoa at 1,360 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 78°F and low of 64°F; February is the coolest, at 74°F and 57°F. September is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 36.0 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs of 90°F are rare: fewer than one day a year on average. A night below freezing comes less than once a year on average. That 36.0 inches is more than at 17 of the 33 Hawaii stations used on this site (52%). Kealakekua, 14 miles northwest, has its own station (Kailua Kona Ke-Ahole Airport, HI): 9.9 inches a year, 26.1 less than here, and an August average high of 87°F against 78°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74 | 57 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Feb | 74 | 57 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Mar | 74 | 58 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Apr | 74 | 60 | 2.5 | 6 |
| May | 75 | 61 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Jun | 75 | 63 | 2.8 | 8 |
| Jul | 77 | 64 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Aug | 78 | 64 | 3.4 | 7 |
| Sep | 77 | 63 | 4.7 | 9 |
| Oct | 77 | 62 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Nov | 76 | 61 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Dec | 75 | 58 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Year | 76 | 61 | 36.0 | 70 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Opihihale #2 24.1, HI (1,360 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Holualoa
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 6 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Holualoa: 6 heavy rain events.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Hawaii County, which includes Holualoa, has been named in 35 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 fires, 6 hurricanes, 4 earthquakes, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Lala, on October 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hawaii County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for inland flooding; Relatively Low for hurricanes and coastal flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $365.0 million a year, the 2nd highest of 5 Hawaii counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $185.3 million (51%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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