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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

112 PM HST MON FEB 25 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEST HAWAII INCLUDING LEEWARD KOHALA AND KONA



* UNTIL 415 PM HST



* AT 112 PM HST...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER HONAUNAU...

  OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KAILUA-KONA. THE AREA OF HEAVY 

  RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE KEALAKEKUA...KAINALIU...CAPTAIN

  COOK AND HONAUNAU.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. 

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.



ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY

TO OUTRACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP

NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



LAT...LON 1939 15604 1930 15583 1940 15574 1953 15593



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