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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
313 PM HST THU FEB 19 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR KAUAI AND NIIAHU FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
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NIIHAU-KAUAI SOUTHWEST-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-KAUAI NORTH-KAUAI EAST-
KAUAI SOUTH-
313 PM HST THU FEB 19 2026
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NIIHAU AND KAUAI.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FLOOD PRONE ROADS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS MAY BE
CLOSED DUE TO ELEVATED RUNOFF AND OVERFLOWING STREAMS. URBAN AREAS
MAY RECEIVE MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO
RAPID RUNOFF.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AS MOISTURE FILTERS OVER THE STATE FROM BOTH THE EAST AND THE
WEST AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OVERHEAD,
CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING HEAVY SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, PARTICULARLY OVER THE WESTERN END OF
THE STATE LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. KAUAI HAS THE GREATEST
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING DURING THIS PERIOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
FARRIS
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