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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

939 AM HST FRI FEB 4 2005



HIC001-042130-

HAWAII-

939 AM HST FRI FEB 4 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1130 AM HST FOR THE ISLAND

OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PAHOA...

KURTISTOWN...KEAAU...KAPOHO...HILO...HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK...

HAWAIIAN BEACHES...GLENWOOD AND MOUNTAIN VIEW.



AS OF 800 AM HST...SIGNIFICANT 12 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS INCLUDE 11.26 

INCHES AT MOUNTAIN VIEW...7.90 INCHES AT HILO AIRPORT...8.49 INCHES 

AT THE PALI 2 RAIN GAGE...5.86 INCHES AT KAPAPALA RANCH AND 5.03 

INCHES AT PAHALA.



HAWAII COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 11 

BETWEEN PAHALA AND NAALEHU WAS STILL CLOSED NEAR KAWA FLATS DUE TO 

HEAVY RUNOFF.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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 1890 15568 1950 15474 1983 15504 1950 15538

      1918 15569



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