Calamity

This page covers the event recorded here on 2026-08-17. A later event has since been recorded at the same location. See the current event at this location.

LowRiver FloodsCalamity Score: 14

River Floods in United States

KauaiUnited StatesUSGS Water Services

Right now

The most recent data we hold from USGS Water Services arrived 3 hours ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 23 km from here.

Reported by USGS Water Services 21 days ago.

It is one of only 3 we have recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 August 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.

What the source measured

USGS Water Services reported: Flood Impact Statement from National Weather Service (APRFC) NWS ID: HRBH1 "Kuhio Highway inundated. Flooding starts at the \"bamboo patch\" within 15 minutes of hitting 7.3 ft, then increasingly covers the highway toward the Hanalei Bridge to the east and Hanalei town to the west." | Gage height...

How we know

One source: USGS Water Services. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 14 out of 100, at 47 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeRiver Floods
SeverityLow
Calamity Score (ours)14 / 100
Our confidence47%
Coordinates22.2107, -159.4769
Timestamp2026-08-17T04:02:23.211Z
Sourcehttps://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/16104200/

Score Breakdown

30
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
15
historical

Technical Details

SiteNo16104200
StationNameHanalei Riv at Hwy 56 Bridge nr Hanalei, Kauai, HI
FloodCategoryflooding
GageHeight7.74
RpElevation7.3
RpNameROAD
StateCodeHI

Safety Information

During flooding: never walk, swim, or drive through floodwaters. Six inches of moving water can knock you down, and one foot of water can sweep away a vehicle. Move to higher ground if waters rise. After flooding, avoid contact with floodwater which may contain sewage, chemicals, or debris. Follow local emergency service guidance.

Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a river flood event with CalamityScore 14/100 (United States), based on data from nwis. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.