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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

927 AM HST THU SEP 15 2005



HIC001-152045-

HAWAII-

927 AM HST THU SEP 15 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1045 AM HST FOR THE ISLAND

OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY...



AS OF 900 AM HST...2-HOUR RAIN GAGE TOTALS FROM THE HILO AREA 

INCLUDE 2.79 INCHES AT HILO AIRPORT...1.60 INCHES AT WAIAKEA UKA AND 

1.22 INCHES AT PIIHONUA.  AT 915 AM HST...THE PAHOA GAGE REPORTED 

0.71 INCHES IN A 15-MINUTE PERIOD.  



HAWAII COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED MANY STREETS IN HILO ARE CLOSED 

DUE TO FLOODING.  KAM AVENUE BETWEEN PONAHAWAI STREET AND THE IRON 

WORKS AREA IS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

HILO...PEPEEKEO...PAPAIKOU...PAAUILO...OOKALA...LAUPAHOEHOE... 

HONOMU...HAKALAU...KEAAU AND PAHOA.



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 2022 15595 1934 15488 1960 15466 2046 15571



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