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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

703 PM HST SUN JAN 25 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WINDWARD AND CENTRAL OAHU



* UNTIL 1000 PM HST



* AT 654 PM HST...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER WINDWARD 

  OAHU AND OVER THE KOOLAUS NEAR PEARL CITY AND WAHIAWA.  THE HEAVY 

  RAIN AREA WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WAHIAWA...MILILANI...WAIMALU... 

  HALAWA...AIEA...FORT SHAFTER...HAUULA...HONOLULU... 

  WAIKANE...KAAAWA...KAHALUU...KAHUKU...KANEOHE AND KAILUA.



THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY FOR OAHU.



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 2128 15783 2130 15766 2172 15798 2155 15814

          2140 15804

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KODAMA AND CRAIG

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