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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
346 AM HST FRI FEB 20 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NIIHAU AND KAUAI FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
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NIIHAU-KAUAI SOUTHWEST-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-KAUAI NORTH-KAUAI EAST-
KAUAI SOUTH-
346 AM HST FRI FEB 20 2026
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NIIHAU AND KAUAI.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM HST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* 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 TODAY INTO EARLY 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.
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