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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Honolulu, HI

February 9, 2001

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this flash flood warning at Feb 9, 2001, 12:35 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: Feb 9, 2001, 12:35 AM HST (10:35 UTC)
Expired: Feb 9, 2001, 3:30 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 091039
FFWHI 
HIZ002-091330-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1235 AM HST FRI FEB 09 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WINDWARD...CENTRAL AND NORTH SHORE OF OAHU.
  	 
* UNTIL 330 AM HST
	
* AT 1235 AM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING DIRECTLY OVER 
  NORTHEAST OAHU..SPILLING WESTWARD OVER THE KOOLAU MOUNTAINS.

* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...KAAAWA...
  MILILANI...WAIALUA...PUPUKEA...KAHUKU...LAIE.

THIS WARNING SUPERCEDES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR WINDWARD OAHU.

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 WITHIN THE WARNING AREA 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

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGHW70 PHFO 091225
FFSHI 

FFSHI 
HIZ002-091230-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
230 AM HST FRI FEB 09 2001

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WINDWARD...CENTRAL AND NORTH SHORE AREAS 
OF THE ISLAND OF OAHU IS CANCELLED AT 230 AM HST.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL ISLANDS UNTIL 430 AM.

THE FLOOD-PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST AND NORTH OAHU HAVE 
RAPIDLY DECREASED AND MOVED OFFSHORE TO THE NORTHWEST.  
HOWEVER...A FEW MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS REMAIN ACROSS THE KOOLAU 
SUMMITS AND WINDWARD SLOPES OF OAHU.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.
 
POWELL    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEn

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 8, 11:15 PM 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

Flash Flood Warnings in Hawaii, 2001 Every flash flood warning in 2001

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.