When did hurricane Iselle hit Hawaii?
July 31, 2014 – August 9, 2014
Hurricane Iselle/Dates
Hurricane Iselle was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on the Big Island of Hawaii in recorded history. The tenth named storm, fifth hurricane, and fourth major hurricane of the 2014 hurricane season, Iselle developed from an area of disturbed weather southwest of Mexico on July 31, 2014.
Has a hurricane ever hit Big island?
August 2000: Hurricane Daniel passed north of the islands, bringing a few thunderstorms but no significant flooding. High surf with waves of up to 10 feet (3.0 m) impacted the eastern side of the island of Hawaiʻi. August 2003: Hurricane Jimena brought up to 10 inches (250 mm) of rain as it passed the Big Island.
When was the last hurricane on the Big Island of Hawaii?
Fortunately, hurricanes are rare in Hawaiʻi—the last major hurricane to hit the Islands was Hurricane ʻIniki in 1992, which caused $3.1 billion in damage and devastated the island of Kauaʻi; it killed six people. The most recent was Hurricane Lane, which peaked as a powerful Category 5 hurricane in August 2018.
Has there been a hurricane Olivia?
Hurricane Olivia was a Category 4 hurricane that impacted Hawaii as a weakening tropical storm in mid-September 2018, causing severe flooding and wind damage. Olivia was the first tropical cyclone to make landfall on Maui and Lanai in recorded history.
Has there ever been a tsunami in Hawaii?
HILO, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) – Seventy-five years ago, on April Fools’ Day 1946, the most destructive tsunami in Hawaii’s modern history barreled onto island shorelines. It was a 8.6-magnitude earthquake off the Aleutian Islands that triggered the 1946 tsunami.
Is Hurricane Olivia retired?
Retirement. Due to the extreme nature of the system across much of the basin, both in terms of intensity and impacts, particularly in the United States, the name Olivia was removed from the Atlantic naming lists in the Spring of 2243. It was replaced with Olana for the 2249 season as a result.