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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1259 AM HST THU MAR 9 2006



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ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY-

1259 AM HST THU MAR 9 2006



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

IN HAWAII COUNTY UNTIL 145 AM HST...



AT 1255 AM HST...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE 

PUNA AND KAU DISTRICTS OF THE BIG ISLAND. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WAS 

OCCURRING AROUND MOUNTAIN VIEW AND VOLCANO AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAIN WAS MOVING ONSHORE NEAR NAALEHU. COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED 

THAT WATER WAS FLOWING ACROSS HIGHWAY 11 NEAR MILE MARKER 62...BUT 

THE ROAD WAS STILL OPEN. 



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

HILO...KEAAU...HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK...HAWAIIAN BEACHES... 

KAPOHO...PAHOA...GLENWOOD AND MOUNTAIN VIEW.



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

FLOODING IN THE DARK.



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 145 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1891 15567 1915 15539 1921 15517 1949 15476

      1977 15504 1944 15546 1914 15570



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