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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

800 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 1100 PM HST



* AT 745 PM HST...RADAR INDICATES HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES ALONG

  MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE BIG ISLAND INTO THE HILO BASIN. 

  THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WITH ESTIMATES AS HIGH AS 4 INCHES PER HOUR 

  CURRENTLY IS BETWEEN THE VOLCANO AREA AND KALAPANA.



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

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



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND MAY ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES.



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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