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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

934 AM HST SUN MAR 19 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY



* UNTIL 1230 PM HST



* AT 935 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE WINDWARD 

  SIDE OF OAHU. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE 

  MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD HONOLULU. RAIN GAGES REPORTED RAINFALL 

  AMOUNTS OF OVER ONE-HALF INCH IN 15 MINUTES. THIS HEAVY RAIN IS 

  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING.



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

  KAHUKU...LAIE...PUNALUU...HAUULA...WAIALUA...WAHIAWA...WAIKANE...

  HONOLULU...WAIAHOLE...KAILUA...AND KAAWA.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN

EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU.



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. HIGHWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL ALSO BE FLOODED.



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 1230 PM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2125 15813 2129 15790 2127 15761 2174 15797

      2161 15818 2143 15811



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