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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1 PM HST SUN DEC 7 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OAHU



* UNTIL 4 PM HST



* AT 1254 PM HST...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE KOOLAU 

  MOUNTAINS FROM HAUULA TO  KANEOHE.  THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS 

  NEARLY   STATIONARY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HAUULA...KAAAWA...KAHALUU...

  KANEOHE AND PUNALUU



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS.



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.



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LAT...LON 2157 15798 2137 15784 2141 15777 2162 15791



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