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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Honolulu, HI

March 25, 2002

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this flash flood warning at Mar 25, 2002, 1:30 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: Mar 25, 2002, 1:30 AM HST (11:30 UTC)
Expired: Mar 25, 2002, 4:30 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 251136
FFWHI 
HIZ002-140325-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
130 AM HST MON MAR 25 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTH KAUAI FROM HANALEI TO ANAHOLA
	 
* UNTIL 430 AM HST
	
* AT 125 PM HST...RADAR AND RAIN GAGE HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 
  4 INCHES PER HOUR AT ANAHOLA. KAUAI POLICE OBSERVE HEAVY RAINFALL 
  AT HANALEI AND ANAHOLA. THESE HEAVY SHOWERS MAY PERSIST FOR THE 
  NEXT THREE HOURS AND RESULT IN FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. 
PERSON ON NORTH KAUAI SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE 
AND PROPERTY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND OR REMAIN INDOORS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.
 
MATSUDA    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU

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 Mar 24, 8:30 PM HST, 5 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 8:30 PM HST, 5 hours before

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
830 PM HST SUN MAR 24 2002

SUMMARY...CLOUDY OVER MOST ISLANDS MONDAY BUT WET CONDITIONS APPEAR
LIMITED TO KAUAI EXTENDING POSSIBLY TO OAHU.

DISCUSSION...THE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RAINFALL ON KAUAI AND THE
GENERAL OVERCAST OVER MOST OTHER ISLANDS IS STATIONARY. IT IS
FORECAST TO VERY SLOWLY WEAKEN BUT MOVE AWAY BY WEDNESDAY. THE AIR
MASS OVER KAUAI IS STILL UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE HEAVY SHOWERS
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. OTHER ISLANDS APPEAR FAR ENOUGH AWAY
TO ESCAPE ANY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WITH ONLY OAHU HAVING THE
POTENTIAL OF RECEIVING KAUAIS SHOWERS. WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF YET
ANOTHER TROUGH WEST OF THE ISLANDS AFTER THE DISSIPATION OF THE
CURRENT ONE THE RETURN OF TRADE WINDS ANYTIME THIS WEEK APPEARS
UNLIKELY.  MATSUDA

.HFO...WARNINGS.....NONE
.      WATCHES......FLOOD FOR KAUAI
.      ADVISORIES...NONE

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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.