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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

855 PM HST SUN DEC 7 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OAHU



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT HST



* AT 846 PM HST...AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN 

  OVER MOST OF OAHU WHICH WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



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

  ALIAMANU...EWA BEACH...EWA...FORT   

  SHAFTER...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...HAUULA AND HONOLULU



RAIN GAUGES AND STRONG WEATHER RADAR ECHOS INDICATE HEAVY SHOWERS 

AND THUNDERSHOWERS ARE STILL OCCURRING OVER MUCH OF OAHU INCLUDING 

MOST OF HONOLULU. THE WILSON RESERVOIR IS NEAR OVERFLOW LEVEL AND 

ADDDITIONAL RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING DOWNSTREAM ON KAUKONAHUA STREAM 

IN THE WAIALUA AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

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



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER. ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING 

DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. 



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LAT...LON 2159 15821 2123 15798 2141 15759 2171 15805



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