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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

700 AM HST SUN MAR 19 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 1000 AM HST



* AT 655 AM HST...CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 11 

  WAS CLOSED DUE TO WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD IN THE NAALEHU TO 

  PAHALA AREAS IN KAU. RADAR INDICATED ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL 

  OCCURRING ACROSS THE PUNA AND HILO DISTRICTS. 



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

  PEPEEKEO...PAPAIKOU...HILO...KEAAU...HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK...

  HAWAIIAN BEACHES...KAPOHO...PAHOA...GLENWOOD...MOUNTAIN VIEW...

  VOLCANO...PAHALA...WOOD VALLEY AND KAWA FLATS.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN

EFFECT FOR THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF 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 WILL CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS.



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 1000 AM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1888 15571 1946 15474 1969 15496 1989 15510

      1950 15525 1908 15577



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