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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

614 PM HST FRI SEP 23 2005



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HONOLULU-

614 PM HST FRI SEP 23 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM HST FOR THE ISLAND OF

OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY...



AT 605 PM HST...RADAR AND RAIN GAGES INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN 

CONTINUED TO FALL OVER WINDWARD OAHU...AND THE STORMS WERE NEARLY 

STATIONARY. HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS OCCURRING FROM WAIMANALO TO 

KANEOHE...AND FROM WAIKANE TO LAIE. 



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

LAIE...KAHUKU...HAUULA...KANEOHE...KAILUA...OLOMANA AND WAIMANALO. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG 

WINDWARD OAHU THROUGH 800 PM...AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING WILL 

CONTINUE TO AFFECT WINDWARD OAHU.



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. 



LAT...LON 2169 15805 2133 15786 2132 15766 2146 15772

      2174 15797



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