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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

334 PM HST SUN JAN 25 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTH AND EAST HAWAII INCLUDING WINDWARD KOHALA HAMAKUA HILO AND

  PUNA



* UNTIL 630 PM HST



* AT 324 PM HST...AUTOMATED RAIN GUAGES INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  OVER HILO.  RADAR SHOWS THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY 

  STATIONARY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE AKAKA FALLS S.P....MOUNTAIN

  VIEW...HILO...HONOMU...KEAAU...PAPAIKOU AND PEPEEKEO



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.



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.



LAT...LON 1968 15538 1944 15512 1962 15485 1990 15512

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