NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lanai City, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Lanai City, Hawaii since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Linda in 2021. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- 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 Lanai City
The strongest storm to pass near Lanai City was Douglas in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane with 86 mph winds when its centre passed 64 miles away. The record near Lanai City begins with Olivia in 2018; the most recent system was Linda in 2021, a tropical storm 54 miles away. Of the 57 Hawaii cities on this site, 40% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Lanai City. The highest rating among the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 3 times; the most recent, on September 23, 2008, passed within a mile of the city centre. Of the 57 Hawaii cities, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Lanai City.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lanai City
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Lanai City: 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 Lanai City
By decade
- 2000s2
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2008 | EF0 | in town | 0.81 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 23, 2006 | F0 | 6 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 1973 | F0 | 7 mi | 0.1 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 Lanai City
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Lanai City since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lanai City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lanai Airport 656, HI, 3 miles southwest of Lanai City at 1,300 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 67°F; February is the coolest, at 76°F and 60°F. January is the wettest at 2.9 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 15.9 inches over 28 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 15.9 inches is more than at 3 of the 33 Hawaii stations used on this site (9%). Lahaina, 18 miles east, has its own station (Puukolii 457.1, HI): 23.3 inches a year, 7.4 more than here, and an August average high of 85°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 76 | 60 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Feb | 76 | 60 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Mar | 77 | 61 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Apr | 78 | 61 | 0.6 | 2 |
| May | 80 | 63 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Jun | 82 | 65 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Jul | 83 | 66 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Aug | 83 | 67 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Sep | 83 | 67 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Oct | 82 | 66 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Nov | 79 | 64 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Dec | 77 | 62 | 2.2 | 2 |
| Year | 80 | 63 | 15.9 | 28 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lanai Airport 656, HI (1,300 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 Lanai City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 56 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lanai City: 56 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
Maui County, which includes Lanai City, has been named in 33 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 fires, 7 hurricanes, 5 floods, 5 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Lala, on October 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Maui County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding and lightning; 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 $132.2 million a year, the 3rd highest of 5 Hawaii counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $59.4 million (45%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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