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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
649 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 1000 PM HST.
* AT 649 PM HST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN BANDS
FROM HURRICANE LALA CONTINUING TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS WINDWARD AND
SOUTHEAST BIG ISLAND. THE HEAVIEST RAIN RATES WERE OCCURRING OVER
THE KAU DISTRICT NEAR PAHALA AND SOUTH POINT WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3
INCHES PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN BANDS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS, COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE
REPORTED NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING IN THE SOUTH HILO,
PUNA, KOHALA, AND KAU DISTRICTS. CONSIDERABLE FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED ACROSS WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST BIG ISLAND, ESPECIALLY OVER
THE KAU DISTRICT.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS,
URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
* 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.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
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.
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
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
KINO
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