680
WGHW70 PHFO 160624
FFSHFO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
824 PM HST SAT AUG 15 2026
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HAWAII HI-
824 PM HST SAT AUG 15 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM HST THIS EVENING
FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY...
AT 824 PM HST, RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSE RAIN BAND CURRENTLY MOVING
ONSHORE OVER THE KAU DISTRICT NEAR NAALEHU AND KAWA FLATS WITH RAIN
RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR. BANDS OF INTENSE RAINFALL WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE KAU DISTRICT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS WINDWARD BIG ISLAND, RAIN RATES HAVE SLIGHTLY
DECREASED AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. 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 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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