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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1010 AM HST THU MAR 9 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 100 PM HST



* AT 1010 AM HST...RADAR CONTINUTED TO SHOW MODERATE TO LOCALLY 

  HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF HILO...PUNA AND KAU DISTRICTS 

  OF THE BIG ISLAND. COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT SEVERAL ROADS ARE 

  FULLY OR PARTIALLY CLOSED AROUND HILO AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 11 

  BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 58 AND 59 NEAR KAWA FLATS. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL 

  IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...CONTINUED 

  RUNOFF WILL RESULT IN FLOODING.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  LAUPAHOEHOE...HILO...HONOMU...PEPEEKEO...PAPAIKOU...KEAAU...

  HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK...HAWAIIAN BEACHES...KAPOHO...PAHOA...

  KAWA FLATS...PAHALA...GLENWOOD AND MOUNTAIN VIEW.



MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS

PRONE TO FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE OR

ON FOOT. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND...

DON/T DROWN.



REPORT FLOODING TO POLICE OR CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 100 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1893 15581 1887 15563 1926 15518 1946 15475

      2006 15526



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