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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

420 PM HST SAT NOV 29 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST OAHU CONTINUES UNTIL 530 PM HST...



WEATHER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATE THAT VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER WINDWARD OAHU FROM KAHUKU TO KAILUA. SOME 

LOCATIONS ARE RECEIVING RAINFALL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR. 



OFFICIALS REPORT THAT KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY IS CLOSED BETWEEN WAIAHOLE 

AND WAIKANE VALLEYS...WITH FLOODING OCCURRING AT THE INTERSECTION OF 

KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY AND WAILEHUA STREET.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED 

ROADS IN THEIR VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS 

THE ROAD.



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

INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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R BALLARD

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