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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

433 PM HST SUN APR 2 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY



* UNTIL 730 PM HST



* AT 424 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM

  KAHUKU TO WAIMANALO. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. 

  A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE HAS REPORTED THAT THE KAILUA  

  BOUND LANES OF THE PALI HIGHWAY WERE CLOSED NEAR THE TUNNEL DUE TO 

  A MUDSLIDE. WAIKANE STREAM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE OUT OF ITS 

  BANKS NEAR KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 

  SITUATION.



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

  LAIE...HAUULA...WAIKANE...WAIAHOLE...KAHALUU...KANEOHE...KAILUA...

  MAUNAWILI AND PUNALUU.



AVOID TRAVEL. BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND DO 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.



IF YOU LIVE IN A SAFE LOCATION...STAY HOME. IF YOU OBSERVE 

FLOODING...ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER 

GROUND. NEVER TRY TO OUTRACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR 

VEHICLE.



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.

THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 730 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2165 15810 2128 15782 2131 15767 2148 15774

      2172 15799



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