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WGHW70 PHFO 160944
FFSHFO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1144 PM HST SAT AUG 15 2026
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HAWAII HI-
1144 PM HST SAT AUG 15 2026
..FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR NAALEHU IN KAU DISTRICT
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM HST SUNDAY FOR
THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY...
AT 1144 PM HST, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 2 HOMES SWEPT AWAY DUE
TO INTENSE RAINFALL OVER NAALEHU. RAIN RATES HAVE NOW DECREASED OVER
THE AREA, BUT FLASH FLOOD IMPACTS ARE LIKELY STILL ONGOING.
ADDITIONAL BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.
FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR NAALEHU IN KAU DISTRICT. THIS IS A
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.
IMPACT...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND NOW! LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF LOW WATER
CROSSINGS, SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS,
STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
WOOD VALLEY, PAHALA, PUNALUU BEACH, HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK,
KAWA FLATS, VOLCANO, NAALEHU, GLENWOOD, HAWAIIAN OCEAN VIEW,
MOUNTAIN VIEW AND WAIOHINU.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 1903 15590 1971 15540 1936 15492 1932 15497
1926 15509 1923 15529 1912 15544 1911 15549
1895 15556 1888 15566 1889 15569 1894 15573
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
KINO
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