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Flash Flood — Kauai, HI

Nov 16, 2019

With a front approaching Kauai from the northwest, a surface trough near the Big Island, and a slow-moving upper level disturbance; heavy showers and thunderstorms formed as the features acted on abundant moisture. Rainfall affected most of the isles, with flash flooding occurring in Kauai and on the Big Island. However, no serious injuries were reported. Minor property damage occurred on Oahu as a thunderstorm with gusty winds felled a tree west of Pearl Harbor in the late evening of the 18t

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 858781). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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