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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

955 PM HST SUN JAN 25 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WINDWARD AND CENTRAL OAHU



* UNTIL 100 AM HST



* AT 945 PM HST...RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OVER WINDWARD OAHU 

  NEAR WAIKANE AND KAHALUU...AND OVER CENTRAL OAHU NEAR WAHIAWA.  

  THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



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

  KAHALUU...KANEOHE...LAIE...WAHIAWA...MILILANI AND PEARL CITY.



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 2155 15811 2135 15791 2142 15773 2165 15794

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KODAMA/CRAIG

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