Alert archive / Hawaii / Flash Flood Warnings in 2002
Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this flash flood warning at May 5, 2002, 11:03 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
- May 5, 2002, 11:03 PM HST (09:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2002, 2:00 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 060903 FFWHI HIZ008-061200- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 PM HST SUN MAY 5 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH HAWAII INCLUDING KAU * UNTIL 200 AM HST MONDAY * AT 11 PM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN JUST OFFSHORE OF THE KAU DISTRICT AND MOVING ONSHORE * HEAVIEST RAIN WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN VICINITY OF PAHALA * THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE KAU DISTRICT 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 DANGEROUS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING. TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AND CONTINUE PRECAUTIONS UNTIL THE THREAT AND THE WARNING ARE OVER. 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. $$ CRAIG
1 follow-up statement
000 WGHW70 PHFO 061034 FFSHI HIZ008-061130- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1230 AM HST MON MAY 6 2002 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM HST FOR SOUTH HAWAII INCLUDING KAU... ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACED THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE KAU DISTRICT... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM HST FOR THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF HAWAII... THE LATEST RAINFALL REPORT FROM THE PAHALA RAIN GAUGE SHOWS THAT THE RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING AT ABOUT ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES AN HOUR OVER THE LAST TWO HOURS. THE RAINFALL TOTAL AT PAHALA OVER A THREE HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 1215 AM HST WAS 2.79 INCHES. RADAR INDICATES THAT MORE HEAVY RAIN IS FORMING OFFSHORE AND MOVING ONSHORE ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE KAU DISTRICT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION. $$
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 May 5, 8:30 PM HST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 8:30 PM HST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 830 PM HST SUN MAY 5 2002 SUMMARY...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST SOUTHWEST OF HAWAII WILL KEEP THE ISLANDS CLOUDY AND WET THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE EAST. THE WEATHER SHOULD IMPROVE WEDNESDAY...WHEN THE LIFTS OUT TO THE NORTH. DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LOW...BEST SEEN ON WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY...WILL LINGER NEARBY FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL THEN MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH TAKING THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH IT. VISIBLE IMAGERY DURING THE DAY SHOWED SHOWER-BEARING CLOUDS EXTENDING FAR EAST OF THE ISLANDS. THE TRADES WILL CARRY THESE CLOUDS INTO THE UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE ISLANDS RESULTING IN HEAVY SHOWERS. THE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE IN PLACE FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING...NAMELY ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND DIVERGENCE ALOFT...WITH TERRAIN AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AS POTENTIAL TRIGGERS. HEAVY SHOWERS MAY SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE SMALLER ISLANDS OVERNIGHT. A SOUTH SWELL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. SURF WILL INCREASE TO HIGH SURF ADVISORY LEVEL...POSSIBLY REACHING WARNING LEVEL FOR SOUTH SHORES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. CRAIG. .HFO...WARNINGS...NONE . WATCHES...FLOOD BIG ISLAND . ADVISORIES...FLOOD SOUTH HAWAII
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.