Hawaii hurricane history map. When preparing and planning for a hurricane or tropical storm it is a good practice to identify hurricane evacuation shelters near your home ahead of time. Hurricanes form in areas of enhanced thunderstorms over warm tropical oceans and are the most destructive storms on earth the destructive fury of hurricanes comes from a combination of high winds heavy rains and abnormally high waves and storm tides. Hawaii hurricane warning latest path map for tropical cyclone erick as hurricane flossie follows close behind.
History occurred in galveston texas in 1900 when an estimated 6000 people perished. Erick rapidly intensified to a major hurricane category 4 on the saffir simpson hurricane wind scale later that day then steadily weakened as it passed far south of the main hawaiian islands. Tropical storm iselle made a direct hit on august 8 hurricane julio passed just to the north of the islands a few days later.
Tropical storm flossie entered the basin on august 3 and approached hawaii from the east eventually dissipating before reaching the islands. Wnw at 15 mph min pressure. Although it was only a category 1 storm it passed just miles west of kauai moving at a speed of nearly 50 miles per hour 80 kmhsevere property damage was inflicted on the island.
Hurricane iwa was one of hawaiis most damaging hurricanes. The site developed by the noaa office for coastal management in partnership with noaas national hurricane center and national centers for environmental information offers data and information on coastal county hurricane strikes through 2012. Hurricane daniel passed through the islands as a tropical depression causing little if any damage.
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975 mb max sustained. Noaas historical hurricane tracks is a free online tool that allows users to track historic hurricane tracks. Live hurricane tracker latest maps forecasts for atlantic pacific tropical cyclones including disturbance 95l disturbance 92e hurricane elida tropical cyclone six tropical depression eleven.
Oahu hurricane evacuation shelters. Click on the map to access the oahu hurricane evacuation shelter map to identify the closest shelters to you.