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WGHW70 PHFO 261626

FFSHI 

HIZ004-261730-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

630 AM HST TUE FEB 26 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM HST FOR 

NORTH AND EAST HAWAII...



RADAR INDICATES THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER HILO AND 

NORTH PUNA DISTRICTS. HEAVIEST SHOWERS HAVE BEEN SLIPPING SOUTHWARD 

OVER THE PAST HOUR OR SO AND MUCH OF THE HAMAKUA COAST IS 

EXPERIENCING ONLY LIGHT RAINFALL AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE ALSO SOME 

EXTREMELY HEAVY SHOWERS...WITH RADAR INDICATING RAINFALL RATES OF 4 

TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR...OFFSHORE TO THE SOUTH OF THE KAU DISTRICT.



THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE LINE OF 

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS NOW FOCUSED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF 

HILO AND THE PUNA DISTRICT MAY FEEL THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OVER THE 

NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE KAU DISTRICT MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE HEAVY 

RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. HEAVY SHOWER TO THE SOUTH OF 

KAU ARE MOVING WEST...BUT AT A SLOWER RATE OF ABOUT 20 MPH.



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

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

 

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