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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1253 PM HST THU MAR 9 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 400 PM HST



* AT 1242 PM HST...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 

  OVER PORTIONS OF THE PUNA...SOUTH HILO AND KAU DISTRICTS.  HAWAII 

  COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS REPORT THAT SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN 

  FULLY OR PARTIALLY CLOSED AROUND HILO AND ON HIGHWAY 11 BETWEEN 

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

  DIMINISHED SOME OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS...RUNOFF LEVELS WILL REMAIN 

  HIGH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 



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

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

  HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK...HAWAIIAN BEACHES...PAHOA...MOUNTAIN 

  VIEW...PAHALA...NAALEHU AND HIGHWAY 11 NEAR KAWA FLATS.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PRE-EXISTING WARNING THAT WAS

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.



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

PRONE TO FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM HAS CAUSED 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 400 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1885 15572 1920 15531 1928 15505 1950 15478

      1991 15512 1941 15545 1911 15576



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