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Flash Flood Warning
HIC007-072315-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
1017 AM HST Mon Sep 7 2026

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The island of Kauai in Kauai County

* Until 115 PM HST.

* At 1017 AM HST, areas of heavy rain have been moving over Kauai
  from southeast to northwest over the past couple of hours with rain
  rates around 1 to 2 inches per hour. Water levels at the Hanalei
  River gage upstream of the bridge have risen significantly over the
  past hour and flooding is expected further downstream toward
  Hanalei town, including portions of Kuhio Highway near the bridge.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  SOURCE...Gauges 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...
  Hanalei, Princeville, Kilauea, Wainiha, Haena, Na Pali State Park
  and Kalihiwai.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 2220 15962 2223 15962 2225 15959 2225 15956
      2224 15953 2225 15952 2224 15938 2208 15940
      2208 15957

FLASH FLOOD...GAUGE INDICATED

$$

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