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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

435 PM HST THU FEB 26 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  SOUTHEAST OAHU



* UNTIL 700 PM HST



* AT 430 PM HST...RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING OVER 

  PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OAHU. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO 

  DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING...RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS THIS 

  AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE. MANOA STREAM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE OUT 

  OF ITS BANK IN PARTS OF MANOA VALLEY. MANY ROADS AROUND HONOLULU 

  ARE WATER COVERED WITH SOME LANES REPORTED CLOSED. 



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  HONOLULU...

  MOANALUA...

  MAUNAWILI...

  KANEOHE...

  WAIMANALO...





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. TURN AROUND...DON/T

DROWN



ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY

TO OUTRACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS RUNNING WATER ON FOOT AND STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE 

CANALS AND DITCHES. 



LAT...LON 2129 15801 2121 15765 2156 15760 2154 15788

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