Alert archive / Hawaii / Flash Flood Warnings in 2002
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this flash flood warning at Jan 29, 2002, 5:20 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
- Jan 29, 2002, 5:20 AM HST (15:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2002, 8:20 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 291521 FFWHI HIZ002-291820- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 520 AM HST TUE JAN 29 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EAST OAHU INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...HAWAII KAI...AINA HAINA... MAUNAWILI...PALOLO...MANOA...NUUANU...KALIHI * UNTIL 820 AM HST * AT 520 AM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE KOOLAU MOUNTAINS FROM LIKELIKE HIGHWAY EASTWARD. * HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE OVER EAST OAHU FOR 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
2 follow-up statements
000 WGHW70 PHFO 291628 FFSHI HIZ002-291825- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 525 AM HST TUE JAN 29 2002 CORRECTED THE FOLLOWING LINE TO READ EAST OAHU. ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 820 AM HST FOR EAST OAHU... THE LATEST RAINFALL REPORTS SHOW...4.43 INCHES AT WILSON TUNNEL AND 2.53 INCHES AT MANOA LYON ARBORITUM. DOPPLER RADAR IS SHOWING RAINFALL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OVER PARTS OF THE KOOLAUS EAST OF LIKELIKE HIGHWAY. THESE STORMS ARE SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RUNOFF IN THIS AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION. FARRELL
000 WGHW70 PHFO 291810 FFSHI HIZ002-291900- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 800 AM HST TUE JAN 29 2002 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EAST OAHU HAS BEEN CANCELLED.... RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED OVER OAHU THUS EASING THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING OVER PORTIONS OF EAST OAHU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION. KODAMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 8:30 AM HST | Flash Flood Warning | HFO | Honolulu | 3 hr |
| Jan 29, 9:15 AM HST | Flash Flood Warning | HFO | Honolulu | 3 hr |
| Jan 29, 11:45 AM HST | Flash Flood Warning | HFO | Honolulu | 3 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:15 PM HST | Flash Flood Warning | HFO | 3 hr | |
| Jan 29, 1:45 PM HST | Flash Flood Warning | HFO | Kauai | 3 hr |
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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.