Alert archive / Hawaii / Flash Flood Warnings in 2001
Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this flash flood warning at Nov 27, 2001, 2:05 AM HST. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 2001, 2:05 AM HST (12:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2001, 5:05 AM HST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
- Area
- Whole counties
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGHW50 PHFO 271210 FFWHI HIZ002-271505- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 205 AM HST TUE NOV 27 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHERN OAHU INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KAHUKU...LAIE AND HAUULA. * UNTIL 505 AM HST * AT 205 AM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN FALLING OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF OAHU...AND ALONG THE KOOLAU MOUNTAINS NORTH OF A LINE FROM WAIHIAWA TO KAAAWA. * EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THIS AREA AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN NORMALLY DRY STREAMBEDS DURING THE NEXT THREE HOURS. PERSONS IN LOW-LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PERSON ON OAHU SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND OR REMAIN INDOORS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER...MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN A FLOOD EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION. FARRELL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU
1 follow-up statement
000 WGHW70 PHFO 271352 FFSHI HIZ002-271500- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 400 AM HST TUE NOV 27 2001 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR OAHU HAS BEEN CANCELLED.... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT WAS OVER OAHU HAS MOVED AWAY TO THE EAST AND THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION. DONALDSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Nov 26, 8:30 PM HST, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 8:30 PM HST, 5 hours 35 minutes before
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 830 PM HST MON NOV 26 2001 SUMMARY...KONA LOW PRESSURE FORMING WEST OF KAUAI WILL BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UP OVER THE STATE ALONG WITH GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER GETS ORGANIZED. WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL SHOULD EASE OFF TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW BEGINS TO PULL AWAY TO THE WEST. DISCUSSION...A KONA LOW IS IN THE FORMATION PROCESS WEST OF THE STATE. SOUTHERLY FLOW EAST OF THE DEVELOPING LOW IS EXTREMELY STRONG...WITH DOPPLER RADAR SHOWING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 TO 60 KT AT 1400 FEET OVER THE LEE SLOPES OF MT WAIALEALE...AND 40 TO 50 KT OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF KAUAI AT 500 FT ELEVATION. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ISLANDS FROM KAUAI TO MAUI COUNTY AND A GALE WARNING FOR ALL HAWAIIAN WATERS. MEANWHILE THE FRONT... OR LEADING CONVERGENCE BAND OUT AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING LOW IS NOW OVER WESTERN KAUAI...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL BEING REPORTED AT KOKEE AND HANALEI. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS HEAVY RAINS OVER AND SOUTH OF KAUAI... AND MOVING RAPIDLY NORTH OVER SOUTHWEST KAUAI. WITH THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TRAINING...FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IF NOT LIKELY IN THIS AREA AND SO A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWEST KAUAI. ALSO...WITH THE ITCZ...INTER-TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... BEING PULLED NORTHWARD OVER THE STATE BY THIS DEVELOPING KONA LOW... HEAVY RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY POSSIBLY MOVE UP OVER ANY PART OF THE STATE OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO THE ENTIRE STATE AT 830 PM HST. FORECAST MODELS KEEP THIS DEVELOPING KONA LOW NEARBY TO KAUAI THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN SLOWLY EASE IT OFF TO THE WEST. THIS SHOULD ALLOW THE WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN TO RELAX BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT. BUT CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE A FACTOR IN OUR WEATHER THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. SURF REMAINS HIGH ON THE NORTHWEST FACING SHORES OF ALL THE ISLANDS. BUOY 51001 IS CURRENTLY SHOWING SOME INCREASE IN SWELL HEIGHTS MOVING PAST IT AT THIS TIME...SO SURF IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 25 FOOT RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AT LEAST. FARRELL .PHFO.....WARNINGS.....FLOOD FOR SW KAUAI. HIGH WIND ENTIRE STATE . GALE FOR ALL HAWAII WATERS . WATCHES......FLOOD FOR ENTIRE STATE . ADVISORIES...HIGH SURF NORTHWEST SHORES . OUTLOOKS.....HYDROLOGIC REPLACED WITH WATCH AT 830 PM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 7:05 PM HST | Flash Flood Warning | HFO | Kauai | 3 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:40 AM HST | Flash Flood Warning | HFO | 3 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.