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WGHW70 PHFO 151857

FFSHI 

HIZ003-006-151955-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

855 AM HST TUE OCT 15 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM HST FOR

   MAUI AND LANAI...



THE LATEST RAINFALL REPORTS FROM MAUI SHOW 3.22 INCHES AT WAIKAPU... 

3.40 INCHES AT LAHAINALUNA...2.66 INCHES AT MAHINAHINA AND 2.63 

INCHES AT THE KIHEI GAGE AND 2.05 INCHES AT HAIKU IN THE PAST SIX 

HOURS. LANAI CITY GAGE INDICATES 3.34 INCHES IN THE SAME TIME 

PERIOD. 



RADAR INDICATES THAT MOST ALL THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS NOW MOVED 

OFFSHORE OF MAUI...INTO THE ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL. HOWEVER...ANOTHER 

AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOW SOME 40 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF 

MAUI... AND THIS AREA IS MOVING TOWARD EAST NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 

MPH. THESE STORMS SHOULD IMPACT MAUI WITHIN THE NEXT TWO HOURS.



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

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

 

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