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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
250 AM HST SUN AUG 16 2026
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HAWAII HI-
250 AM HST SUN AUG 16 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM HST EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY...
AT 250 AM HST, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 2 HOMES SWEPT AWAY DUE
TO INTENSE RAINFALL OVER NAALEHU SEVERAL HOURS AGO. RAIN RATES HAVE
NOW DECREASED OVER THE AREA, BUT SCATTERED HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS ARE
STILL IMPACTING THE AREA WITH RAIN RATES OF UP TO 1.5 INCHES PER
HOUR. FLASH FLOOD IMPACTS ARE STILL ONGOING WITH NUMEROUS ROAD
CLOSURES ACROSS KAU DISTRICT. ADDITIONAL BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF 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...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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...CONSIDERABLE
KINO
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