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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1254 PM HST THU MAR 30 2006



HIC003-310015-

ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY-

1254 PM HST THU MAR 30 2006



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

HONOLULU COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM HST...



AT 1249 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED RAIN RATES OVER THE EWA AND KAPOLEI 

AREAS AT GREATER THAN 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND RAIN GAGES AT 

MOANALUA...DOWNTOWN HONOLULU AND WILSON TUNNEL SHOWED RATES AT MORE 

THAN AN INCH PER HOUR.  OAHU CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED DEEP PONDING ON 

SEVERAL ROADS IN THE WAIANAE AREA.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

WAIANAE...NANAKULI...KAPOLEI...EWA...MAKAKILO...WAIPAHU...

PEARL CITY...MILILANI...AIEA...HONOLULU...WAHIAWA...KAHUKU...

HALEIWA AND PUNALUU.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS.



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.



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 215 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2125 15816 2122 15777 2174 15796 2160 15836



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