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WGHW70 PHFO 250742

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HIZ003-004-250825-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

925 PM HST WED OCT 24 2001



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1225 AM THURSDAY  

FOR NORTH AND EAST HAWAII...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1250 AM HST 

THURSDAY FOR EAST MAUI...



RAINFALL HAS EASED OFF OVER NORTH AND EAST HAWAII...BUT MANY ROADS 

ARE REPORTED CLOSED AND IMPASSABLE IN THE HILO AREA. EXCESSIVE 

RAINFALL ON THE BIG ISLAND IS NOW CENTERED ALONG THE KAU COAST AND 

OFFSHORE.



EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS STILL BEING SHOWN BY DOPPLER RADAR OVER PARTS 

OF EAST MAUI...ESPECIALLY UPSLOPE OF HANA. NO GAGES ARE REPORTING IN 

THIS AREA BUT DOPPLER RADAR STILL INDICATES EXCESSIVE RAINFALL 

RATES UPSLOPE OF HANA ON THE SLOPES OF HALEAKALA. RAINFALL HAS EASED 

OVER THE NORTHEAST SLOPES OF HALEAKALA AND THUS THE WARNING IS 

CANCELLED FOR THE AREA FROM KAILUA TO KAENAE ALONG THE HANA ROAD.



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT HEAVY RAINFALL IS EASING OVER EAST 

MOLOKAI...BUT STREAMS ARE STILL LIKELY TO BE HIGH AND THERE MAY BE 

WATER OVER THE ROAD NEAR HALAWA.



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

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

 

FARRELL 

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