Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Honolulu, HI

Issued

Mar 2, 2006, 7:00 PM HST (05:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 2, 2006, 10:00 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 030500
FFWHFO
HIC003-030800-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
700 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 1000 PM HST

* ALTHOUGH RADAR AT 700 PM SHOWED THAT THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS HAD   
  DRIFTED OFFSHORE...RUNOFF FROM THE RECENT TORRENTIAL RAINFALL 
  WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. THE AUTOMATED RAIN 
  GAUGE AT PUNALUU RECORDED MORE THAN A FOOT AND A HALF OF RAIN 
  IN THE 48 HOURS ENDING AT 5 PM.

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

IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED AREAS IN A VEHICLE. 
YOU SHOULD AVOID FLOODED AREAS AND SEEK A DIFFERENT ROUTE.

IF FLASH FLOODING PERSISTS...THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE 
EXTENDED BEYOND 1000 PM. 

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

$$
R BALLARD

NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Mar 2, 4:00 PM HST, 3 hours earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
400 PM HST THU MAR 2 2006

.SYNOPSIS...CONTINUED POTENTIALLY WET TONIGHT BUT MUCH IMPROVED
 FRIDAY AS TRADE WINDS RETURN.

&&

.DISCUSSION...DESPITE SURFACE PRESSURES AGAIN DROPPING THIS
 AFTERNOON THE OVERALL MODELS REMAIN UNCHANGED IN THEIR WEAKENING
 AND MOVING FURTHER AWAY OF THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH TO OUR WEST.
 CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER TONIGHT. WE ARE
 PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED BY THE MOVEMENT OF A STABLE UPPER LEVEL
 RIDGE OVER THE STATE TOMORROW DUE TO THE DEPARTURE OF THE TROUGH
 AND ITS INSTABILITY...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS AND LESS CLOUDY
 SKIES AND RAIN SHOULD RETURN TOMORROW AS A CONSEQUENCE. HOWEVER
 TONIGHTS REMAINING INSTABILITY AND SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO
 WARRANT RESIDUAL FLOODING POSSIBILITIES AND THE RETENTION OF THE
 FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT.

 &&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
 FLASH FLOOD WATCH...KAUAI OAHU TIL 4 AM FRIDAY
 HIGH SURF ADVISORY...MOST EAST SHORES TIL FRIDAY NIGHT
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...CANCELED AT 4 PM
 WIND ADVISORY...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS TIL 4 AM FRIDAY

&&

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.