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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

9 AM HST FRI FEB  9 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KAUAI

  INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...HANALEI...WAINIHA AND PRINCEVILLE

  AND ALSO HANAPEPE...WAIMEA TO BARKING SANDS

	 

* UNTIL 1200 PM HST

	

* AT 900 AM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

  INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER MOUNT

  WAIALEALE ON KAUIA AND THESE WERE DUMPING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER

  THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THAT ISLAND. ANOTHER AREA OF VERY HEAVY

  IS SOUTHEAST OF KAUAI AND MOVING NORTHWEST TOWARD SOUTHERN KAUAI.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...HANALEI...

  WAINIHA AND PRINCEVILLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. ALSO OVER

  HANAPEPE...WAIMEA AND BARKING SANDS.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN NORMALLY DRY STREAMBEDS ISLANDWIDE 

DURING THE NEXT THREE HOURS. PERSONS IN LOW-LYING OR FLOOD PRONE 

AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR

IMMINENT. PERSON ON KAUAI SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT

LIFE AND PROPERTY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND OR REMAIN INDOORS.



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 TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. ESCAPE RISING WATER

BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN A

FLOOD EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP NEAR STREAMS

OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING IS A LEADING

KILLER AND PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY

LIGHTNING. STAY OUT FROM UNDER TALL TREES AND AWAY FROM THE OCEAN

AND BEACHES IF LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. DO NOT TOUCH OR REMAIN

CLOSE TO METAL POLES OR FENCES.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

 

FARRELL    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU

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