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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

500 PM HST TUE JAN 29 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE HILO...PUNA AND KAU DISTRICTS



* UNTIL 800 PM HST



* AT 445 PM HST...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER

  GLENWOOD...PAHOA...AND PAHALA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HONOMU...HAKALAU....MOUNTAIN 

  VIEW...GLENWOOD...HILO...PAHOA...KEAAU...NAALEHU...AND PAHALA 



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.



LAT...LON 1900 15579 1887 15565 1971 15457 2002 15510



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