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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

550 PM HST WED MAR 1 2006



HIC003-020530-

ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY-

550 PM HST WED MAR 1 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN

HONOLULU COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM HST...



AT 548 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED OVER MOST OF OAHU...NORTH OF A LINE 

FROM MAILI TO MILILANI TO HALAWA TO KAHALUU. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN 

WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. 



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

KAHUKU...LAIE...WAIKANE...WAIAHOLE...KAHALUU...KANEOHE...KAILUA...

WAIMANALO AND PUNALUU.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. THE 

GROUND IS SATURATED OVER WINDWARD OAHU...FROM KAHALUU TO TURTLE 

BAY. A SPOTTER IN KAHUKU REPORTED 11 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 6 AM TODAY.



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.



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 730 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2126 15779 2128 15763 2175 15792 2172 15806



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