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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Honolulu, HI

May 6, 2002

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this flash flood warning at May 6, 2002, 7:09 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 6, 2002, 7:09 PM HST (05:09 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2002, 10:05 PM 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 070509
FFWHI 
HIZ002-070805-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
705 PM HST MON MAY  6 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WINDWARD OAHU
	 
* UNTIL 1005 PM HST
	
* AT 705 PM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OVER WINDWARD OAHU FROM HAAULA TO KAILUA

THE GROUND IS SATURATED...AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE 
FLASH FLOODING 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.
 
$$
CRAIG

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGHW70 PHFO 070655
FFSHI 
HIZ002-070755-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
855 PM HST MON MAY  6 2002

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1005 PM HST FOR 
WINDWARD OAHU...

LATEST RAINFALL REPORTS SHOW...

.                       3-HR  6-HR  12HR  24HR
KAHUKU                   .74   .83   .99  2.61+
PUNALUU PUMP            1.42  1.70  1.89  2.08 
HAKIPUU MAUKA           1.91  3.51  4.82  5.34 
WAIHEE PUMP              .85  1.95  5.82  9.50 
AHUIMANU LP             1.24  2.29  5.07  5.91 
LULUKU                  1.64  2.34  3.90  5.45 
ST. STEPHENS            1.05  1.52  2.34  3.20 

RADAR INDICATES THAT HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING FROM WAIHEE TO 
HAAULA WITH A MAXIMUM ONE HOUR PRECIPITION AMOUNT OF 4 TO 6 INCHES 
NEAR KAHANA.

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.
 
$$
CRAIG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 9:44 PM HST	Flash Flood Warning	HFO		2 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.