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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

730 AM HST TUE FEB 26 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE BIG ISLAND AND 

FOR MAUI UNTIL 400 PM HST...



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1020 AM HST FOR NORTH 

AND EAST HAWAII AND FOR SOUTH HAWAII...



RADAR INDICATES THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER PUNA AND 

UPSLOPE KAU DISTRICTS OVER THE PAST HOUR....WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 2 

TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR NOTED UPSLOPE UPSLOPE OF H-11 OR MAMALAHOU 

HIGHWAY THROUGH THE VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK AREA OF PUNA AND 

NORTHEAST KAU.



THESE STORMS ARE MOVING WEST AT ABOUT 30 MPH BUT WITH NEW CELLS 

FORMING AND MOVING UPSLOPE...HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED TO 

INCREASE RUNOFF IN THIS AREA.



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

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

 

FARRELL 

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