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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1100 PM HST SUN MAY  5 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTH HAWAII INCLUDING KAU

	 

* UNTIL 200 AM HST MONDAY

	

* AT 11 PM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  HEAVY RAIN JUST OFFSHORE OF THE KAU DISTRICT AND MOVING ONSHORE



* HEAVIEST RAIN WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN VICINITY OF PAHALA



* THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE KAU DISTRICT



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.

 

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