Hawaii tornadoes

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41 confirmed tornadoes since 1950. Most recent: April 23, 2015, EF0. 2026 so far: 0 preliminary reports preliminary

Counties with the most tornadoes

County	Tornadoes since 1950	Per 1,000 sq mi
Honolulu County	20	33
Hawaii County	8	2
Kauai County	6	10
Maui County	5	4
Kalawao County	0	0

When tornadoes hit here

By month

March is the peak month, with 11 of 41 tornadoes.

By time of day

Most often around 5:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0

EF1

EF2

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

Notable tornadoes

Longest path

5 miles, F0

February 28, 2004

Most recent tornadoes

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 23, 2015	EF0	1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 9, 2012	EF0	1.29 mi	10 yd	0
Feb 11, 2011	EF0	0.01 mi	10 yd	0
Feb 11, 2009	EF0	0.36 mi	15 yd	1
Dec 13, 2008	EF0	0.85 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 23, 2008	EF0	0.81 mi	5 yd	0
Mar 25, 2006	F0	1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 23, 2006	F0	1 mi	20 yd	0
Dec 4, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jan 9, 2005	F0	5 mi	10 yd	0
Feb 28, 2004	F0	5 mi	25 yd	0
Feb 7, 2004	F0	1 mi	15 yd	0
Jan 25, 2004	F0	1 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 24, 2002	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0
Feb 11, 1989	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 26, 1988	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 25, 1988	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1986	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1986	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 26, 1985	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 23, 1983	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 18, 1982	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Feb 11, 1982	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Feb 11, 1982	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 20, 1980	F1	1 mi	10 yd	0
Nov 20, 1978	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Nov 26, 1975	F0	1.5 mi	60 yd	0
Jan 29, 1974	F0	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 27, 1973	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 31, 1971	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 18, 1971	F0	2.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 15, 1971	F1	0.5 mi	17 yd	0
Jan 28, 1971	F2	1 mi	100 yd	4
Jan 28, 1971	F1	1.7 mi	33 yd	0
Dec 17, 1967	F1	2.5 mi	70 yd	0
Apr 22, 1967	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 22, 1965	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 28, 1963	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	1
Mar 1, 1963	F1	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 21, 1957	F1	2.5 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 19, 1955	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Every Hawaii county

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A tornado that crossed a state line counts in each state it touched.