NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pearl Harbor, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Douglas in 2020. No tornado has been recorded within 25 miles since 1950.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 0
- 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 Pearl Harbor
The strongest storm to pass near Pearl Harbor was Della in 1957, a Category 1 hurricane with 86 mph winds when its centre passed 26 miles away. The record near Pearl Harbor begins with Della in 1957; the most recent system was Douglas in 2020, a tropical storm 43 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2010s, with 2 systems. Of the 5 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Pearl Harbor has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 59% of the 57 Hawaii cities on this site.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Pearl Harbor
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DouglasJul 28 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2016 | CeliaJul 20 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2014 | AnaOct 23 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | NeleOct 29 | 36 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1957 | DellaSep 5 | 26 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Pearl Harbor: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Hail in Pearl Harbor
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Pearl Harbor since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Pearl Harbor
- Schofield Barracks, HIunder 1 mi
- Waimea, HI562 mi
- Kekaha, HI563 mi
- Princeville, HI570 mi
- Hanapepe, HI572 mi
- Eleele, HI573 mi
- Kilauea, HI575 mi
- Kalaheo, HI576 mi
- Koloa, HI579 mi
- Anahola, HI582 mi
- Kapaa, HI582 mi
- Lihue, HI583 mi
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