Remains of Paul - November 1-3, 2000

Prolonged rainfall occurred across Hawaii when the remains of what was once Tropical Storm Paul in the eastern
Pacific interacted with a strong upper level low northwest of Hawaii.  While one hour rainfall amounts were not extreme,
the 24 hour rainfall totals and resultant flooding met the once in a 50-100 year event at a number of sites.  The state was
declared a disaster area by Governor Cayetano and President Bill Clinton.  Flood damage to the Big Island totalled $70
million.  Below are the storm total rainfall maps for Paul, using data from Kevin Kodama at the Honolulu National
Weather Service Forecast Office.

Remains of Paul (2000) Storm Total Rainfall Remains of Paul (2000) Storm Total Rainfall Remains of Paul (2000) Storm Total Rainfall

References
Hawaii County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan.  Chapter 2:  Hazard Profiles.  World Wide Web:
     www.mothernature-hawaii.com/files/hawaii_planning-06.pdf.