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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1226 PM HST THU SEP 15 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 330 PM HST



* AT 1218 PM HST...CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

  FLOODING AND RUNOFF OVER THE HILO AREA.  HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALSO 

  OCCURRED OVER THE KAU DISTRICT BETWEEN THE VOLCANO PARK AND 

  NAALEHU.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

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

  HONOMU...HONOKAA...HAKALAU...KEAAU...PAHOA...PAHALA AND NAALEHU.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES AND EXPANDS THE PRE-EXISTING 

WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.  



HEAVY RAINS OVER KAU MAY CAUSE HEAVY RUNOFF IN THE KAWA FLATS AREA 

NEAR HIGHWAY 11 MILE POST 58.



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.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 330 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1894 15570 1948 15473 2027 15543 2008 15574

      1952 15541 1912 15568



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