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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

633 AM HST SUN MAR 26 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY



* UNTIL 930 AM HST



* AT 630 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR WAIANAE... 

  TO NEAR WAIALUA. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY... 

  AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WAS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER DOWNTOWN 

  HONOLULU...AND OVER KANEOHE. 



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

  KAHUKU...LAIE...HALEIWA...HAUULA...MOKULEIA...WAIALUA AND PUNALUU.

  THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN 

  EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU. 



MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS

PRONE TO FLOODING. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP 

OVER MUCH OF THE ISLAND OF OAHU BETWEEN 645 AM AND 800 AM. THE 

GROUND IS SATURATED...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL QUICKLY BECOME 

RUNOFF AND CREATE FLASH FLOODING. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS SINCE IT IS HARDER TO SEE FLASH FLOODING IN

THE DARK. AVOID TRAVEL.



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 930 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2122 15831 2120 15753 2185 15781 2160 15830



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