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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

706 PM HST WED MAR 8 2006



HIC003-090645-

ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY-

706 PM HST WED MAR 8 2006



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

HONOLULU COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM HST...



AT 700 PM HST...OAHU CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM 

HEAVY RAIN NEAR HAUULA. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

WATER LEVELS ARE RAPIDLY RISING IN THE HAUULA AREA AND MAAKUA STREAM 

IS APPROACHING BANKFULL.  STREAMS HAVE ALSO BEEN APPROACHING THE 

BASES OF THE BRIDGES OVER KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY IN THE HAUULA AND 

PUNALUU AREAS.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR WINDWARD OAHU RESIDENTS TONIGHT.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

KANEOHE...KAHUKU...LAIE...HAUULA...WAIKANE...WAIAHOLE

AND PUNALUU.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO SEE FLASH

FLOODING IN THE DARK. AVOID TRAVEL.



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 845 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2136 15781 2140 15772 2173 15797 2167 15806

      2148 15793



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