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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

955 AM HST SUN MAR 19 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 1245 PM HST



* AT 955 AM HST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LARGE ARE OF 

  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE KAU...PUNA AND HILO DISTRICTS 

  OF THE BIG ISLAND...WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN CONTINUED TO MOVE IN 

  FROM THE SOUTH. THE HEAVIEST RAIN CONTINUES TO BE IN THE KAU 

  DISTRICT...WHERE RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE 

  BETWEEN 7 AND 10 AM. HIGHWAY 11 IS STILL CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING 

  BETWEEN KAWA FLATS AND NAALEHU.



* 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.



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 1245 PM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



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

      1950 15525 1908 15577



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