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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

603 AM HST TUE OCT 15 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MAUI



* UNTIL 900 AM HST



* AT 600 AM HST...RADAR AND SATELLITE INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER 

  WEST MAUI...INCLUDING KAANAPALI AND LAHAINA...ABOUT 20 MILES WEST 

  OF KAHULUI...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PUUIKI...HOKUULA...HAMOA...

  PUUKOLII...LAHAINA...PAUWELA...PAIA...LOWER PAIA...HAIKU AND

  PUKALANI



RADAR INDICATES RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF 

THE SOUTHERN WEST MAUI MOUNTAINS FROM LAHAINA TO MAALAEA. RAINFALL 

IS NOT STARTING IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF MAUI AND THE SOUTHWEST 

FLANK OF HALEAKALA MAY THE HEAVIEST HIT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF 

HOURS.



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 CROSSING FLOODED ROADWAYS.



ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY

TO OUTRACE 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 OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR THE

LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE

POLICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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