May 6, 2002
An upper trough ignited heavy showers and thunderstorms over northwest and central parts of Oahu. Police closed Kamehameha Highway between Kamananui Road in Wahiawa to Weed Junction in Waialua from 630 AM until noon because of flooding. Nineteen residents of Otake Camp in Waialua were evacuated before noon after Kaukonahua Stream flooded some of their homes. Water levels rose up to 8 feet in some low-lying areas.Much of the flooding in and near Waialua was linked to overnight rainfall in Cent
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5287963). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Honolulu County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.