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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Honolulu, HI

May 6, 2002

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this flash flood warning at May 6, 2002, 9:44 PM HST. It was in force for 2 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, 9:44 PM HST (07:44 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2002, 12:00 AM HST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Honolulu, HI
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGHW50 PHFO 070744
FFWHI 
HIZ002-071000-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CONTINUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WINDWARD OAHU
	 
* UNTIL 12 AM HST
	
* AT 945 PM HST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OVER WINDWARD 
  OAHU FROM WAIKANE TO HAAULA

ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN APPEARS TO BE SLACKENING...ANY ADDITIONAL 
RAIN WILL CAUSE MORE FLOODING. ALSO...THE WARNING IS BEING EXTENDED 
TO ALLOW FOR FLOOD WATERS TO SUBSIDE.

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.

IF YOU ARE DRIVING...BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND DO 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 070901
FFSHI 
HIZ002-071000-

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

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 AM HST FOR 
WINDWARD OAHU...

RADAR INDICATES THAT THE HEAVY RAIN IS SLACKENING IN MOST LOCATIONS 
ALONG WINDWARD OAHU. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE KEPT IN EFFECT 
HOWEVER TO ALLOW WATER ON THE GROUND TO RUNOFF.

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, 7:09 PM HST	Flash Flood Warning	HFO		3 hr

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.