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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

400 PM HST THU MAR  7 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 610 PM HST FOR 

CENTRAL OAHU...



A STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED OVER THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF OAHU AT 

ABOUT 3 PM AND IS SPREADING OUT TO COVER MUCH OF CENTRAL OAHU...FROM 

PEARL CITY AND AIEA TO KUNIA...AT THIS HOUR.



RADAR INDICATES THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE 

CENTRAL VALLEY OF OAHU...WITH RAINFALL RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 4 

INCHES OVER MUCH OF THIS AREA. 



THESE STORMS ARE NEARLY STATIONARY WITH SOME MOVEMENT TOWARD THE 

SOUTHEAST...ESPECIALLY DOWN THE KOOLAU SLOPES TOWARD PEARL CITY AND 

AIEA. 



THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LOCAL ROAD FLOODING AND SOME DRY 

STREAMS TO FILL RAPIDLY WITH WATER AND POSSIBLY FLOOD USUALLY DRY 

AREAS.



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

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

 

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