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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
310 AM HST FRI JAN 31 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY
* UNTIL 515 AM HST.
* AT 310 AM HST, RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED OVER
THE BIG ISLAND FROM THE SOUTHWEST. PEAK RAIN RATES OF 2 TO 4
INCHES PER HOUR WERE OVER THE SLOPES OF THE KOHALA MOUNTAINS.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE
SOUTH KOHALA, NORTH KONA, AND SOUTH KONA DISTRICTS OVER THE NEXT
HOUR.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...FLOODING IN DRAINAGES, STREAMS, RIVERS, ROADS,
PROPERTIES, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS. PUBLIC ROAD
CLOSURES POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. LANDSLIDES ARE
POSSIBLE IN STEEP TERRAIN.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
KAILUA-KONA, CAPTAIN COOK, WAIKOLOA VILLAGE, KAPAAU, HONALO,
KAINALIU, KEALAKEKUA, HOLUALOA, HONAUNAU, KAHALUU-KEAUHOU,
POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, PUUANAHULU, KALAOA, PUAKO, KAWAIHAE,
KAMUELA, KOHALA RANCH, HAWAIIAN OCEAN VIEW, WAIPIO VALLEY AND
WAIMANU VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS, RIVERS, DRAINAGE DITCHES, AND CULVERTS, EVEN
IF THEY ARE CURRENTLY DRY.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 515 AM HST IF FLOODING
PERSISTS.
THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FLOOD
ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII
COUNTY.
LAT...LON 1964 15604 1973 15608 1980 15605 1987 15593
1998 15585 2003 15584 2010 15590 2020 15592
2026 15590 2029 15585 2026 15576 2014 15560
1943 15570 1900 15557 1890 15568 1896 15573
1902 15589 1908 15592 1935 15590 1960 15599
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
KODAMA
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