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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

211 PM HST SAT JAN 29 2005



HIC003-300230-

HONOLULU-

211 PM HST SAT JAN 29 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 430 PM HST FOR THE ISLAND OF

OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY...



AT 200 PM HST...VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER MOST OF OAHU... 

SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MAKAHA TO PUNALUU. THE GROUND IS SATURATED OVER 

MOST OF SOUTHERN OAHU. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL THROUGH 330 

PM. TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY



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

WAIPIO...WAIPAHU...WAIANAE...PEARL CITY...NANAKULI...MAUNAWILI...

MAKAKILO CITY...ALIAMANU...AIEA...HALAWA...AINA HAINA AND HAWAII KAI.



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.



LAT...LON 2136 15763 2120 15760 2127 15815 2148 15824

      2142 15799 2136 15775



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