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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

630 PM HST SUN DEC 7 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OAHU



* UNTIL 830 PM HST



* AT 624 PM HST...AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  OVER WAIAWA AND WAIAHA IN CENTRAL OAHU AND MOANALUA IN SOUTH 

  CENTRAL OAHU.  THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WAIMALU...HALAWA...AIEA...

  ALIAMANU...FORT SHAFTER...HALEIWA...HAUULA...KAAAWA...KAHALUU AND

  KAHUKU



WEATHER RADAR INDICATES HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING 

OVER THE KOOLAU MOUNTAINS. SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS HAVE HOWEVER 

MOVED OFF THE CENTRAL KOOLAU MOUNTAINS INTO CENTRAL OAHU...BUT ALSO 

ARE AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NORTH SHORE. ECHOS SHOW ONLY A SLOW 

WESTWARD MOVEMENT 



ALSO HEAVY SHOWERS ARE CONTINUING OVER THE SOUTHERN KOOLAUS WHICH 

WILL AFFECT SOME DRAINAGES IN WEST HONOLULU.



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.



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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