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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

647 AM HST WED OCT 27 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 945 AM HST



* AT 639 AM HST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THE 

  CLOSURE OF THE HANALEI BRIDGE DUE TO FLOODING. HEAVY RAINFALL IN 

  THE MOUNTAINS IS ALSO LIKELY TO CAUSE FLOODING IN OTHER STREAMS 

  AND RIVERS ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST SIDE OF KAUAI. 



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

   HANALEI...PRINCEVILLE...KILAUEA....ANAHOLA...KAPAA AND WAILUA



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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 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 2203 15930 2216 15921 2228 15956 2213 15957



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