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CORRECTED DATE ON FOURTH LINE



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

500 PM HST TUE MAR 5 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE BIG ISLAND FROM LAUPAHOEHOE TO HILO

	 

* UNTIL 800 PM HST

	

* AT 454 PM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

  INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST NORTH OF PEPEEKEO WITH A

  POTENTIAL RAINFALL RATE OF 3 INCHES AN HOUR.



* HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED THE CLOSING OF THE COASTAL HIGHWAY

  NEAR HAKALAU...TRAFFIC IS CLOSED BOTH WAYS.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN NORMALLY DRY STREAMBEDS DURING THE 

NEXT THREE HOURS. PERSONS IN LOW-LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR 

ALREADY OCCURRING. TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND 

PROPERTY AND CONTINUE PRECAUTIONS UNTIL THE THREAT AND THE WARNING 

ARE OVER.



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. DO NOT CAMP NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER 

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

 

MATSUDA   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU

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