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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

819 AM HST THU MAR 16 2006



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ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY-

819 AM HST THU MAR 16 2006



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

KAUAI COUNTY UNTIL 930 AM HST...



AT 815 AM HST...KAUAI CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED THAT THE WAHIAWA BRIDGE 

IN KALAHEO AND LOWER WAHA ROAD IN KEKAHA HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO 

FLOODING.  RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY RAINS MOVING 

NORTHWARD OVER THE HANAPEPE AREA AT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND A LINE OF 

HEAVY RAINS THAT WILL REACH THE MANA AND BARKING SANDS AREAS WITHIN 

AN HOUR.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MANA...

KEKAHA...WAIMEA...KALAHEO...POIPU...KOLOA...LIHUE...WAILUA...

KAPAA...ANAHOLA...KILAUEA...PRINCEVILLE...HANALEI AND WAINIHA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER. MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR

WHEN MOTORISTS TRY CROSSING 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 YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP

NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 930 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2200 15983 2184 15958 2187 15932 2223 15929

      2225 15972



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