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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

130 PM HST SUN MAY 12 2002



HE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CONTINUED



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE HANALEI AREA OF KAUAI

	 

* UNTIL 430 PM HST

	

* AT 130 PM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THAT 

  THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE SHIFTED OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST OF 

  KAUAI AND HEAVY RAIN OVER KAUAI HAS ENDED FOR NOW.



* KAUAI CD REPORTS THAT ONE LANE OF THE HANALEI BRIDGE REMAINS 

  CLOSED. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE CONTINUED TILL THE 

  FLOODING ENDS IN HANALEI.



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE REST OF KAUAI HAS EXPIRED AT 130 PM 

HST.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KAUAI.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KAUAI AND OAHU.



IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND DO 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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DONALDSON

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