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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

925 PM HST WED OCT 24 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTH AND EAST HAWAII

  INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...HILO

	 

* UNTIL 1225 AM HST THURSDAY

	

* AT 925 PM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

  INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD ENDED IN THE HILO 

  AREA AND UPSLOPE OF HILO.



* LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY FALL IN THE HILO AREA AND 

  UPSLOPE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BUT RUNOFF FROM EARLIER 

  HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS MADE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND 

  SOME ROADS ARE CLOSED.



FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN NORMALLY DRY STREAMBEDS 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 NORTH AND EAST HAWAII 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. DO NOT CROSS FLOODED 

ROADWAYS.



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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