NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kamuela, HI
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
8 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Kamuela, Hawaii since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Linda in 2021. No tornado has been recorded within 25 miles since 1950.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 0
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kamuela
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LindaAug 23 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2018 | OliviaSep 12 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2016 | DarbyJul 24 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2014 | IselleAug 8 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2010 | OmekaDec 20 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1993 | KeoniAug 19 | 7 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1972 | DianaAug 20 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1957 | DellaSep 9 | 30 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Kamuela: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
How to read this page
A storm is listed when the centre of its track passed within 75 miles of Kamuela while it was at least a tropical storm, which is the reach of damaging wind and rain for a typical hurricane. Being on the list does not mean the city took a direct hit; the "closest" column says how near the centre came. Tornadoes are counted when any part of the path came within 25 miles.
Tornado records before the 1990s are thinner, because weak tornadoes in open country often went unreported before Doppler radar and mobile phones. A rise in the decade counts is mostly better reporting, not a change in the weather.
Tracks come from the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database, tornadoes from the Storm Prediction Center's database. Both are the official federal records and both are revised as old storms are re-analysed.