Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Honolulu, HI

Issued

Dec 5, 2007, 2:33 PM HST (00:33 UTC)

Expired

Dec 5, 2007, 5:45 PM HST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Honolulu, HI

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Kalawao 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 060036
FFWHFO
HIC009-060345-
/O.EXT.PHFO.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-071206T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
233 PM HST WED DEC 5 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY

* UNTIL 545 PM HST

* AT 228 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED 
  EAST OF MAUI.  HOWEVER...RUNOFF REMAINS HIGH IN CENTRAL AND EAST 
  MAUI AND STREAM GAGES ARE SHOWING THAT WATER LEVELS ARE STILL 
  RISING.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PUKALANI...PAIA...NAHIKU...MAALAEA...KIHEI...KEANAE...HANA...
  HALIIMAILE...MAKAWAO...HAIKU...KAHULUI...KULA AND PAUWELA.

THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PRE-EXISTING WARNING THAT WAS
IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
IN STREAMS...ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW.

DO NOT CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE OR ON FOOT.
TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.

THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 545 PM HST IF FLASH
FLOODING PERSISTS.

LAT...LON 2075 15594 2059 15611 2055 15646 2063 15649
      2065 15647 2077 15656 2096 15646 2098 15624

$$
KODAMA

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WGHW70 PHFO 060341
FFSHFO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
539 PM HST WED DEC 5 2007

HIC009-060349-
/O.EXP.PHFO.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-071206T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY-
539 PM HST WED DEC 5 2007

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI
COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MAUI...KAHOOLAWE AND THE BIG ISLAND 
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING HAVE SUBSIDED...BUT RUNOFF IS STILL
OCCURRING AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN HIGH FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

LAT...LON 2075 15594 2059 15611 2055 15646 2063 15649
      2065 15647 2077 15656 2096 15646 2098 15624

$$
KODAMA

NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Dec 5, 10:55 AM HST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1055 AM HST WED DEC 5 2007

.SYNOPSIS...THE HEAVY WINDS AND RAINS HAVE MOVED OVER MAUI AND
 WILL BE NUDGING ITS WAY TO THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT. FRESH
 FAIR WEATHER TRADE WINDS TO RETURN MONDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE GALE FORCE LOW IS NOW STATIONARY SOME 225 MILES
 NORTH OF KAUAI. ITS FRONT WHICH PASSED THRU KAUAI LAST NIGHT AND
 OAHU EARLY THIS MORNING IS NOW OVER MAUI. ITS PROGRESS IS EXPECTED
 TO SLOW AND REACH THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT AND STALL THERE. THE GFS
 MODEL NOW WEAKENS THE LOW BEGINNING TOMORROW AND BEGINS MOVING IT
 OFF TO THE NORTH FRIDAY. WHILE THE LOW OR ITS SUPPORTING UPPER
 TROUGH REMAINS NEAR THE ISLANDS KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI WHICH HAVE
 ALREADY LIKELY SEEN THEIR WORST MAY STILL HAVE A FEW MORE BUT NOT
 AS STRONG SHOWERS AND WINDS. MORE DETERMINED IMPROVEMENT IS
 EXPECTED AFTER THE WEEKEND AS FRESH TRADE WINDS RETURN ON MONDAY.

&&

.MARINE...BOTH INCOMING LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS AND STRONG SOUTHWEST
 LOCAL WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE ROUGH ADVISORY LEVEL SURF
 CONDITIONS ON MOST SHORES.

&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
 HIGH WIND WARNING...ALL ISLANDS TIL 6 PM
 FLASH FLOOD WATCH...ALL ISLANDS
 HIGH SURF WARNING....KAUAI NORTH AND WEST SHORES TIL 6 PM
 HIGH SURF ADVISORY...MOST OTHER SHORES TIL 6 PM
 BLIZZARD WATCH...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS TIL LATE TONIGHT
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...OAHU TO BIG ISLAND  TIL 6 PM
 GALE WARNING...KAUAI TO MOLOKAI TIL 6 PM.

&&

MATSUDA

Flash Flood Warnings in Hawaii, 2007Every flash flood warning in 2007

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.