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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

425 AM HST TUE MAR 14 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 715 AM HST



* AT 420 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN 

  APPROACHING KAUAI FROM BOTH THE SOUTH AND THE SOUTHWEST. RIVERS 

  AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH...AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL 

  LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF LANDSLIDES.

  KAUAI CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTS THAT KUHIO HIGHWAY BETWEEN   

  PRINCEVILLE AND HANALEI REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON THE ROADWAY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  KOKEE...KEKAHA...WAIMEA...HANAPEPE...KALAHEO...KOLOA...POIPU...

  LIHUE...WAILUA...KAPAA...ANAHOLA...KILAUEA...HANALEI...AND HAENA.



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

IN EFFECT FOR THE THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY.



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

PRONE TO FLOODING.



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 715 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2183 15985 2185 15918 2228 15929 2232 15981



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