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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

723 AM HST WED MAR 15 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 1030 AM HST



* AT 712 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE 

  SOUTHEAST SLOPES OF THE BIG ISLAND BETWEEN PAHOA AND NAALEHU.  

  RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTH HILO...PUNA AND 

  KAU AREAS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  HIGHWAY 11 ALSO REMAINS 

  CLOSED BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 58 AT KAWA FLATS.



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

  PAHOA...GLENWOOD...MOUNTAIN VIEW...VOLCANO...PAHALA...

  WOOD VALLEY...NAALEHU AND KAWA FLATS.



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

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY.



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 1030 AM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1888 15570 1942 15476 1966 15525 1906 15570



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