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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
938 AM HST SUN AUG 16 2026
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OAHU HI-
938 AM HST SUN AUG 16 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY FOR THE
ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY...
AT 938 AM HST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF OAHU MOVING PARALLEL TO THE KOOLAU
MOUNTAINS. RAIN WAS FALLING AT A RATE OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR.
SEVERAL STREAMS IN THIS AREA, INCLUDING WAIAHOLE STREAM IN KAHALUU
AND HEEIA STREAM IN HAIKU, REMAIN AT ELEVATED OR RISING WATER LEVELS.
A SIGNIFICANT RISE HAS ALSO BEEN OBSERVED ON THE WAIKANE STREAM.
FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY AND COULD
RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES, ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF
KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY ON THE WINDWARD SIDE.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
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...
WAIKANE, WAIAHOLE, MILILANI, PUNALUU, KAAAWA, WAHIAWA, KAHALUU,
PEARL CITY, WHEELER FIELD, AHUIMANU AND HAUULA.
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.
LAT...LON 2154 15824 2158 15830 2160 15828 2161 15812
2174 15797 2155 15782 2147 15782 2149 15776
2149 15772 2148 15770 2141 15771 2130 15763
2126 15766 2128 15769 2130 15778 2142 15794
2148 15807
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
JVC
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