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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
349 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 700 PM HST.
* AT 349 PM HST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN BANDS
FROM HURRICANE LALA CONTINUING TO MOVE 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 AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES ARE INDICATING RAINFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR. ELEVATED FLOW WAS STILL OBSERVED
IN HONOLII STREAM, WAILUKU RIVER, AND PAAUAU GULCH. 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 KEAAU, AND PAHALA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
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
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