Nina caused $100,000 in damages and destroyed 12 homes. Dot was believed to have originated in the waters by Baja California but was never officially recognized and named until it was near peak intensity.Ī Category 1 hurricane from November of 1957, Nina didn't directly strike the state but came close enough to bring 92-mph winds recorded in Kauai. There were two indirect deaths occurring in Lanai, and the damage totaled $6 million. Kauai saw widespread flooding due to the torrential rain and rough surf along the coasts.Īt its peak, Dot was a Category 4 storm but weakened to a Category 1 by landfall. Footage of the storm and its destruction is included in the production.Īrriving in August 1959, Dot made landfall on Kauai with winds as strong as 103 mph.

The hurricane struck while Steven Spielberg and the cast of 'Jurassic Park' were on the island of Kauai filming. Winds were recorded at 145 mph and destroyed 1,421 houses. Iniki is considered the most powerful hurricane ever to hit Hawaii. The damage from Lane will be due mainly to flooding, high tides and beach erosion rather than wind,' AccuWeather President and Founder Dr. Lane could potentially cause in excess of $10 billion in damage due to its forecasted impacts as well as the increase in population, property, property value and infrastructure on the Hawaiian Islands since then. 'Hurricane Iniki caused nearly $3 billion in damage in Hawaii back in September 1992, which would be about $5 billion in today's dollars. Slamming into Hawaii in September as a Category 4 major hurricane, claiming the lives of six Hawaii residents. Here are a few of the most notable exceptions.Ĭonsidered the most catastrophic hurricane in Hawaii history, Iniki originated in 1992, which was also an El Niño year. But that doesn't mean the state has never seen destructive hurricanes before.

Lane hurricane track