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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

630 AM HST SAT FEB 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF HAWAII



* UNTIL 930 AM HST



* AT 605 AM HST...CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS REPORTED THE CONTINUED 

  ROAD CLOSURES IN PUNA AND KAU BETWEEN THE 50 AND 62 MILE MARKER.

  ADDITIONAL RAINS OVER ALL OF THE BIG ISLAND MAY ADD TO THE ALREADY 

  HEAVY RUNOFFS AND FLOODING FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY SHOWERS.



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...DO NOT

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 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 FLOODING TO THE POLICE FOR

IMMEDIATE RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 1924 15617 1883 15574 1964 15449 2045 15590

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