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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

10 AM HST MON MAR 25 2002



...THE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ISLAND OF KAUAI REMAINS IN EFFECT...



MORE HEAVY SHOWERS ARE PRESENT TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF KAUAI 

TO ARRIVE THERE DURINGTHE REMAINDER OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE FLOOD 

WATCH IS THEREFORE CONTINUED.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE DURING 

THE PAST 24 HOURS WITH LIKELY SOME AMOUNTS NEAR 10 INCHES OVER THE 

INTERIOR. THE NORMALLY DRY WESTERN PART OF THE ISLAND HAS RECEIVED 

THE MOST RAIN. THE ISLAND OF NIIHAU ALSO HAS RECEIVED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN IN THE PAST 24 TO 36 HOURS.



THE RIVERS DRAINING OUT OF THE INTERIOR OF KAUAI ARE RUNNING BANK 

FULL WITH SOME OVERFLOW IN SPOTS. THE HANELEI RIVER BRIDGE REMAINS 

CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND ADDITIONAL OVERFLOWS ARE LIKELY TO 

OCCUR AS HEAVY SHOWERS ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON.



THUS THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD POTENTIAL CONTINUES FOR KAUAI COUNTY. 

WE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR INCOMING HEAVY RAIN CELLS FOR 

THE POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF OTHER WARNINGS OR FLOOD STATEMENTS.



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

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

 

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