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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

530 AM HST MON AUG 7 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 830 AM HST



* AT 525 AM HST...KAUAI POLICE REPORTED THE CLOSURE OF THE HANALEI 

  BRIDGE...DUE TO WATER FLOODING KUHIO HIGHWAY. OMAO ROAD IS ALSO 

  CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. RIVER GAGES ON THE THE WAILUA RIVER ALSO 

  INDICATE HIGH WATER LEVELS. ALTHOUGH RIVER LEVELS IN HANALEI HAVE 

  PEAKED...AND ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE SHORTLY...HEAVY RAIN 

  CONTINUES TO SOAK EASTERN KAUAI. 



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

  WAINIHA...ANAHOLA...KAPAA...LIHUE...KOLOA AND KALAHEO.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN

EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY.



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

PRONE TO FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 830 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2180 15957 2187 15930 2230 15931 2225 15962



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