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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Thu 01/30/2025 11:43 AM EST

End Time

Thu 01/30/2025 12:30 PM EST

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

6 mi S of Puolo Point, HI

Storm Motion

Moving NE at 41 mph

Impacts

High impact

Tornadopossible
Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size<.75 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Puhi, HI ∙ Kalaheo, HI ∙ Lihue WSO Airport 1020.1, HI ∙ Koloa, HI ∙ Hanapēpē, HI ∙ Hanamaulu, HI ∙ Omao, HI ∙ Puolo Point, HI ∙ Lihue, HI ∙ Kaua‘i, HI

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Honolulu HI 643 AM HST Thu Jan 30 2025 The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Kauai in Kauai County in Hawaii... * Until 730 AM HST. * At 642 AM HST, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of Eleele, moving northeast at 40 mph and will move over southeastern Kauai. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lihue, Anahola, Wailua, Hanapepe, Omao, North Fork Wailua Trails, Koloa, Moloaa, Kapaa, Lawai, Wailua Homesteads, and Kalaheo. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 2221 15934 2215 15930 2211 15930 2205 15934 2197 15933 2196 15935 2194 15935 2188 15943 2191 15960 2189 15961 2191 15963 2222 15936 TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 229DEG 36KT 2182 15958 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH