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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

125 AM HST MON DEC 27 2004



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HONOLULU-

125 AM HST MON DEC 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 230 AM HST FOR THE ISLAND OF

OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NANAKULI...

WAIPIO...MAILI...WAIANAE...MILILANI TOWN...WHEELER AFB...SCHOFIELD

BARRACKS...WAHIAWA AND WHITMORE VILLAGE.



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ELEVATED STREAM LEVELS AT KIPAPA  

GULCH AND WAIKAKALAUA STREAM BUT NO ROAD CLOSURES OR FLOODING.  



RADAR DATA INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS MOVED OFF OAHU 

TOWARD THE NORTH.  HOWEVER...ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVY RAINS IS 

DEVELOPING WEST OF OAHU AND STREAM LEVELS OVER CENTRAL AND WEST OAHU 

REMAIN ELEVATED.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



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.



LAT...LON 2124 15817 2124 15798 2159 15802 2148 15825



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