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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

835 AM HST TUE FEB 26 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM HST FOR MAUI 

AND THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII...



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1035 AM HST FOR 

NORTH AND EAST HAWAII...WEST HAWAII...



THE LATEST RAINFALL REPORTS SHOW THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 

FALLEN OVER WINDWARD BIG ISLAND IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING 8 AM HST... 

WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF THAT IN THE LAST 6 HOURS.



HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS BEEN FALLING IN A BAND OF SHOWERS ORIENTED 

EAST TO WEST. THIS BAND HAS MOVED SOUTHWARD OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS... 

AND NOW LIES EASTWARD FROM KAU...PUNA AND HILO DISTRICTS. RAINFALL 

HAS DECREASED OVER HAMAKUA AT THIS HOUR.



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

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

 

FARRELL 

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