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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1030 PM HST THU OCT 19 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 130 AM HST



* AT 1015 PM HST...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN AND 

  THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH HILO...PUNA...AND KAU DISTRICTS ON 

  THE BIG ISLAND. RAIN GAGES AT KAPAPALA RANCH...WAIAKEA 

  UKA...MOUNTAIN VIEW...AND PAHOA INDICATED RAIN RATES OF 1 TO 2 

  INCHES PER HOUR. BIG ISLAND CIVIL DEFENSE HAS REPORTED THAT THE 

  HAWAII BELT HIGHWAY IS CLOSED AT KAWA FLATS BETWEEN NAALEHU AND 

  PAHALA DUE TO FLOODING.



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

  HILO...KURTISTOWN...KEAAU...KAPOHO...HAWAIIAN PARADISE 

  PARK...HAWAIIAN BEACHES...GLENWOOD...VOLCANO...PUNALUU...AND WOOD 

  VALLEY.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN 

EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY. WHILE THE HEAVIEST 

SHOWERS ARE CURRENTLY BETWEEN HILO AND SOUTH POINT...SCATTERED AND 

LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REMAINING AREAS OF 

THE BIG ISLAND OVERNIGHT.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS SINCE IT IS HARDER TO SEE FLASH FLOODING IN

THE DARK. AVOID TRAVEL.



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 130 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1886 15567 1948 15475 1993 15512 1971 15534

      1954 15531 1925 15561 1903 15587



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