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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1238 PM HST SAT AUG 15 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY
* UNTIL 400 PM HST.
* AT 1238 PM HST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN BANDS FROM
HURRICANE LALA ARE MOVING ONSHORE ACROSS WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST BIG
ISLAND. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN BANDS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE KAU AND PUNA DISTRICTS. RADAR
ESTIMATES THAT RAIN IS FALLING AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES PER
HOUR, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER RATES AT TIMES. AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES
HAVE REPORTED BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST HOUR IN
SOME SPOTS. WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO BE ELEVATED IN HONOLII STREAM.
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED NUMEROUS ROAD
CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING IN THE SOUTH HILO, PUNA, AND KAU
DISTRICTS. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING WITHIN THE WARNED AREA.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
HILO, HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK, KAPAAU, HONOKAA, VOLCANO, GLENWOOD,
MOUNTAIN VIEW, HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, WOOD VALLEY,
HAWAIIAN ACRES AND KEAAU.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 2027 15590 2030 15585 2000 15520 1987 15506
1977 15506 1976 15499 1965 15496 1952 15478
1932 15497 1923 15529 1911 15549 1895 15556
1888 15566 1888 15567 1903 15590 1947 15549
1959 15545 1988 15549 2010 15590
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
VAUGHAN
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