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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
456 PM HST FRI FEB 20 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NIIHAU AND KAUAI THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
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NIIHAU-KAUAI SOUTHWEST-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-KAUAI NORTH-KAUAI EAST-
KAUAI SOUTH-
456 PM HST FRI FEB 20 2026
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NIIHAU AND KAUAI.
* WHEN...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...
- AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGING THROUGH KAUAI TONIGHT WILL
PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THE TROUGH AXIS SHOULD LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA BY MID DAY
SATURDAY, WHICH SHOULD DIMINISH THE FLOODING THREAT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
KINO
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