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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

932 AM HST WED AUG 4 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY



* UNTIL 1245 PM HST



* AT 932 AM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER OAHU.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  ALL LOCATIONS ON OAHU.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS. AREAS NEAR 

STEEP TERRAIN WILL ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES.



STREAMS AND ROADS ALONG WINDWARD OAHU FROM PUNALUU TO WAIMANALO ARE 

ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE DUE TO SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS FROM 

OVERNIGHT RAINFALL.



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



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 2124 15756 2180 15796 2159 15839 2120 15810



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