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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

340 AM HST WED FEB 2 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 645 AM HST



* AT 330 AM HST...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW HEAVY RAINS OVER AND NEAR 

  KAUAI. THE STREAM GAGE AT HANALEI RIVER GAGE REMAINS NEAR THE 

  FLOOD STAGE OF 7 FEET.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAINIHA...

  MOLOAA...KAPAA...KILAUEA...KALALAU VALLEY...HANALEI...HANAKOA

  VALLEY...HANAKAPIAI VALLEY...HAENA AND ANAHOLA.



THE HANALEI RIVER BRIDGE WAS CLOSED AT 210 AM...AND REMAINS CLOSED 

AT 330 AM.  RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS 

WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH AND EAST SECTIONS OF KAUAI 

THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER...MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR

WHEN MOTORISTS TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND...DON/T

DROWN.



ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY

TO OUTRACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP

NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



LAT...LON 2213 15976 2211 15950 2185 15957 2185 15934

      2228 15926 2226 15970



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