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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

325 PM 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 630 PM HST



* AT 315 PM HST...KAUAI POLICE REPORTED THAT THE HANALEI BRIDGE IS 

  STILL CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING ON HANALEI RIVER.  STREAM LEVELS   

  IN OTHER NORTH AND EAST KAUAI STREAMS ALSO REMAIN HIGH.



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

  HANALEI...PRINCEVILLE...KILAUEA...ANAHOLA...KAPAA...WAILUA AND 

  LIHUE.



ALTHOUGH RAINFALL RATES HAVE DIMINISHED...SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF OVER 

NORTH AND EAST KAUAI WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL 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.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 630 PM HST 

IF FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2214 15964 2187 15938 2220 15928 2224 15963



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