Tornado in O'ahu, Hawaii

[iMakeBeats808]

i ws there visiting my family during this tornado.. and i just saw pics of my brother posted up on facebook of a tornado down by da matson crates in oahu sand island area, on may 3rd. 2011 crazy!!!!!

[nooby54]

There was a tornado in Kapolei in 2009 in february. And It actually touched the ground lol. They hardly ever touch the ground.

[whelenvortexr4]

wheres the tornado sirens

[dragonridley]

@whelenvortexr4

I don't think there are tornado sirens in Hawaii

[whelenvortexr4]

@dragonridley thay have federal signal sirens that they use for tsunamis

[dragonridley]

@whelenvortexr4

True, but there could be complications from that.

Also, waterspouts (which is what this is) are generally weaker than normal tornadoes and usually dissipate quickly after hitting land and generally do not warrant tornado warnings.

[whelenvortexr4]

@dragonridley oh ok

[whelenvortexr4]

@dragonridley was there any thunder or lightning

[dragonridley]

@whelenvortexr4

Was there thunder or lightning with what?

[whelenvortexr4]

@dragonridley this storm

[dragonridley]

@whelenvortexr4 I don't know, I wasn't there.

[hellomoose2]

@whelenvortexr4 there are none in hawaii we only have tsunami sirens

[imotis12345]

YA WE KNOW!!!!!!!!

[FALL3NSK8R1245]

the EF5 tornados are the worst

[bj616]

Wow, now that is crazy! I didn't think Hawaii got those things. I travel there a lot, just got back from O'ahu last weekend. Very cool that you captured that twister on film.

[FALL3NSK8R1245]

yea i live in oahu and there was a twister today

[bj616]

Now that is crazy. I would have never imagined a Twister on O'ahu.

[FALL3NSK8R1245]

yep it was crazy!!! i was fricken scared lol and it was also hailing

[bj616]

Mele Kaliki.maka!!!

[FALL3NSK8R1245]

same merry christmas mele kaliki maka

[bj616]

I'm looking forward to my next visit to O'ahu. Been a few months since my last visit and I'm missing the place. Hang Loose

[johncenaaz]

@FALL3NSK8R1245 me too!

[djcreep008]

incase anyone didn't know theirs been at least one tornado in every state in the united states!

[doknocka]

ACTUALLY this was a confirmed Tornado, and anywhere in the USA, even the world has Tornados, they might not be large and deadly like the ones in Tornado Alley. A land spout is a kind of tornado not associated with the mesocyclone of a thunderstorm...Every tornado is deadly in its own way.

[kurrentessa]

Well , we only get F-0 to F-2's in hawaii . Nothing out of the regular .

[dragonridley]

That's merely a matter of chance. Tornadoes getting into the F3 and stronger range are much less common than weaker tornadoes. Technically there's nothing preventing Hawaii from having an EF5.

[Zayruuza]

actually there is, hawaii is surrounded by water and tornados dont form in water unless its a waterspout :)

[dragonridley]

There are tornadic waterspouts, which form like ordinary tornadoes but just happen to form on water. They can then move onto land and cause damage. There was even a case where an F5 tornado moved onto a lake, becoming a waterspout.

[Zayruuza]

WOW any EF5 tornado cases like that?

[dragonridley]

Not that I know of, F5/EF5 tornadoes are extremely rare no matter where you are. Of the 3000 or so U.S. tornadoes that have occurred since the Enhance Fujita Scale was put into use, only 2 have been rated EF5. They hit Greensburg, Kansas (5/4/07) and Parkersburg, Iowa (5/25/08).

[omfgsomental]

Makes me wanna jump in it

[sewmama]

they are not dangerous?? lol i heard a man got injured =( that seems dangerous lol

[razorblade48]

they can be dangerous if your very close to it like he was

[ungata101]

wow cool, but dangerous

[kurrentessa]

Crud . I thought there were no tornadoes in Oahu and I live in Oahu . Now I really worried .

[razorblade48]

just to ease your mind there ARE no tornadoes on Oahu. These are just landspouts which resemble tornadoes and are not very dangerous

[andagii]

No..

We DO get Tornado's in Oahu.

For example, the one we just got.

It's weak, sure.

But it's still classified as a Tornado.

[yoyoimhome]

Yes, tornados hit OAHU every 5 years. This one in 2004 was an F2 which is pretty strong. The one that happened about a week ago was not even registered on the F chart but still was a tornado, so it's obviously not very smart for u to say that when there is video footage right in front of you of a tornado hitting OAHU... :P

[razorblade48]

i dont know if you read my comment correctly but it is a LANDSPOUT not a tornado

[yoyoimhome]

No that's a tornado. It was classified as a tornado. Look it up. Oahu Tornado 2004, and Oahu Tornado 2009. They were tornadoes

[razorblade48]

yes they were classified as tornadoes because the term landspout and since landspouts resemble tornadoes so much they just call them tonadoes

[rbonilla222]

When was this? I don't remember there being a tornado in '04... Where was this?