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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1230 PM 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 130 PM HST



* AT 1230 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING OVER THE 

  WAIANAE MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE NORTH SHORE AROUND HALEIWA AND 

  WAIALUA. CIVIL DEFENSE ALSO REPORTS PILI STREET IN MAKAHA IS 

  CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. EARLIER RAINS OVER THE WAIANAE MOUNTAINS 

  HAS RESULTED IN SOME STREAMS...SUCH AS MAKAHA STREAM...TO RUN 

  HIGH. 



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

  MILILANI...WAIANAE...WAIPIO...WAIPAHU...NANAKULI...

  MAKAKILO...EWA BEACH...HALEIWA AND MAKAHA.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PRE-EXISTING WARNING THAT WAS

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. ALSO 

FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY.



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 130 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2129 15817 2130 15798 2173 15799 2159 15832



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