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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

530 AM HST TUE FEB 26 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTH AND EAST HAWAII

  INCLUDING THE KOHALA HAMAKUA HILO AND PUNA DISTRICTS

	 

* UNTIL 830 AM HST

	

AT 530 AM HST...RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

MOVING OVER THE EAST HALF OF THE BIG ISLAND. THE HEAVY RAIN IS 

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OFF AND ON FOR ANOTHER TWO TO THREE HOURS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. 

PERSON FROM KOHALA TO PUNA 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. ESCAPE RISING WATER BY 

CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN A FLOOD 

EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE.



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

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

 

CRAIG      NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU

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