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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1251 AM HST FRI MAR 24 2006



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ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY-

1251 AM HST FRI MAR 24 2006



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

MAUI COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM HST...



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS EXCEPT THE 

BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII...



AT 1247 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED THAT RAINFALL HAD TEMPORARILY ABATED 

OVER WEST MAUI BUT MORE HEAVY SHOWERS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE AREA 

FROM THE SOUTHEAST. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO SEE FLASH

FLOODING IN THE DARK. AVOID TRAVEL.



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.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR THE

LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT FLOODING TO THE POLICE OR

CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 200 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2088 15673 2077 15662 2100 15649 2106 15667



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