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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
333 AM HST SUN AUG 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY
* UNTIL 700 AM HST.
* AT 333 AM HST, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 2 HOMES SWEPT AWAY
DUE TO INTENSE RAINFALL OVER NAALEHU EARLIER IN THE NIGHT. RAIN
RATES HAVE DECREASED OVER THE AREA SINCE THEN, 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
MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.
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...
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
KINO
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