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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Honolulu, HI

February 8, 2001

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this flash flood warning at Feb 8, 2001, 11:15 PM 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: Feb 8, 2001, 11:15 PM HST (09:15 UTC)
Expired: Feb 9, 2001, 2:15 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 090913
FFWHI 
HIZ002-091200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1115 PM HST THU FEB 08 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...WINDWARD OAHU
  INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES                                          
  OF...KANEOHE...KAHALUU...WAIKANE...KAAAWA...
	 
* UNTIL 215 AM HST
	
* AT 1110 PM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING DIRECTLY OVER 
  KAILUA AND KANEOHE.

* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...KAILUA AND 
  KANEOHE AND KAHALUU...SPREADING NORTHWEST TO KAAAWA.

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN NORMALLY DRY STREAMBEDS DURING THE
NEXT TWO 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.
 
POWELL     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU

The office that day

Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 9, 12:35 AM HST	Flash Flood Warning	HFO		3 hr
Feb 9, 8:36 AM HST	Flash Flood Warning	HFO	Kauai	3 hr
Feb 9, 8:54 AM HST	Flash Flood Warning	HFO	Kauai	3 hr
Feb 9, 9:34 AM HST	Flash Flood Warning	HFO	Kauai	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.