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WGHW70 PHFO 261935

FFSHI 

HIZ004-008-262030-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

930 AM HST TUE FEB 26 2002



...A 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 1030 AM HST FOR 

NORTH AND EAST HAWAII...SOUTH HAWAII...



RADAR INDICATES THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE 

UPPER SLOPES OF KAU AND IN THE VICINITY AND UPSLOPE OF HILO.



THESE STORMS ARE NEARLY STATIONARY...AS MOISTURE IS FORCED UP THE 

SLOPES OF MAUNA LOA. MOST OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS NOW SOUTH OF 

THE ISLAND. 



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

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

 

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