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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1231 PM HST MON OCT 16 2006



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MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY-

1231 PM HST MON OCT 16 2006



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

MAUI COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM HST...



THE STREAM GAGE AT OHEO GULCH INDICATED THAT WATER LEVELS REMAIN 

HIGH. A NEW AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS IS ALSO MOVING ACROSS 

EAST MAUI.  THIS WILL CAUSE ANOTHER RISE OF STREAMS FROM HANA TO 

KAUPO WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO KIPAHULU... 

WAIANAPANAPA STATE PARK...NAHIKU...HANA AND HAMOA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR MAUI 

COUNTY.



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

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2056 15628 2059 15594 2089 15602 2079 15618



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