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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

700 PM HST FRI MAR 10 2006



HIC007-110700-

ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY-

700 PM HST FRI MAR 10 2006



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

KAUAI COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM HST...



AT 655 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN 8 MILES NORTHWEST

OF PUHI...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIHUE. INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS 

IN THIS AREA OF RAIN MOVED TO THE NORTHWEST AT AROUND 15 MILES AN 

HOUR...BUT NEW ONES MOVED INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST.



THE RAIN GAUGE ON MOUNT WAIALEALE REPORTED A RAIN RATE OF 2.1 INCHES 

AN HOUR.



THE STREAM GAUGE ON THE WAINIHA RIVER SHOWED THE RIVER STAGE RISING 

TO JUST OVER 5 FEET...APPROACHING THE FLOOD STAGE OF 6 FEET.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

HAENA...WAINIHA...KILAUEA...HANALEI...PRINCEVILLE...KALALAU VALLEY...

KOKEE STATE PARK AND WAILUA.



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.



IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...STAY ALERT FOR FLOODING AND NEVER ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS FAST-FLOWING OR RISING WATER IN A VEHICLE OR ON FOOT. MANY 

PEOPLE DIE TRYING TO DRIVE ACROSS 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 A VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP 

NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR KAUAI...NIIHAU...AND OAHU UNTIL 4 

AM SATURDAY.



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 830 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING PERSISTS.



LAT...LON 2185 15945 2193 15930 2225 15945 2215 15978



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