Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Honolulu, HI

Issued

Mar 2, 2006, 3:50 PM HST (01:50 UTC)

Expired

Mar 2, 2006, 7:00 PM HST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Honolulu, HI

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Honolulu County, HI

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WGHW50 PHFO 030156
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HIC003-030500-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
350 PM HST THU MAR 2 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY

* UNTIL 700 PM HST

* AT 346 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN STATIONARY OVER WINDWARD 
  OAHU BETWEEN KANEOHE AND KAHUKU.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  KAHUKU...LAIE AND PUNALUU.

KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY...AS WELL AS OTHER ROADWAYS...CONTINUE TO BE 
BLOCKED BY WATER FLOW. THE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO KEEP WATER 
LEVELS HIGH THROUGH THE NEXT 3 HOURS.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS
PRONE TO FLOODING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS.

DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE OR
ON FOOT. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND...
DON/T DROWN.

REPORT FLOODING TO POLICE OR CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 700 PM HST 
IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS TO PERSIST.

LAT...LON 2142 15789 2147 15778 2174 15794 2169 15805

$$

CRAIG

NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Mar 2, 10:00 AM HST, 5 hours 50 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1000 AM HST THU MAR 2 2006

.SYNOPSIS...CONTINUED POTENTIALLY WET TODAY BUT MUCH IMPROVED
 TOMORROW AS TRADE WINDS RETURN.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH RESPONSIBLE FOR HAWAIIS
 WET CLOUDY WEATHER HAS BEGUN TO WEAKEN AND NUDGE FURTHER WESTWARD
 AND AWAY FROM THE ISLANDS...LOCAL SURFACE PRESSURES HAVE INCREASED
 SINCE YESTERDAY BY A MILLIBAR. TODAYS SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW SHOULD
 RETURN TO EASTERLY TRADE WINDS TOMORROW FURTHER SUGGESTS LESS
 SHOWERY AND MORE BENIGN WEATHER FRIDAY AND EVEN A BETTER WEEKEND.
 THE WEAKENING HIGH LEVEL TROUGH AND ITS DISTANCING FARTHER WESTWARD
 SHOULD NOTICEABLY THIN OUT OUR OVERCAST CIRRUS BY TOMORROW...WE
 SHOULD EVEN SEE SOME SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON. STABLE RIDGING ALOFT
 IS FORECAST TO POSITION ITSELF DIECTLY OVER THE STATE TOMORROW.
 THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENTS FORESEEN THEREAFTER...EVEN
 A WEAK SHEAR LINE EXPECTED ON MONDAY IS NOW CONSIDERED DEAD ON
 ARRIVAL BY THE LATEST GFS MODEL.

 &&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
 FLASH FLOOD WATCH...KAUAI OAHU TIL 4 PM
 HIGH SURF ADVISORY...MOST EAST SHORES TIL 6 PM
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...MOST WATERS TIL 6 PM
 WIND ADVISORY...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS TIL 6 PM

&&

MATSUDA

Flash Flood Warnings in Hawaii, 2006Every flash flood warning in 2006

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.