Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Honolulu, HI

Issued

Mar 9, 2012, 5:38 AM HST (15:38 UTC)

Expired

Mar 9, 2012, 8:30 AM HST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Honolulu, HI

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Honolulu County, HI

The Molokai radar (PHMO), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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789 
WGHW50 PHFO 091538
FFWHFO
HIC003-091830-
/O.NEW.PHFO.FF.W.0022.120309T1538Z-120309T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
538 AM HST FRI MAR 9 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 830 AM HST

* AT 530 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN IN A THUNDERSTORM NEAR 
  KANEOHE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF HONOLULU. THE AREA OF 
  HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PUNALUU...WAIAHOLE...WAIKANE...WAIALUA...WAHIAWA...LAIE...KAHUKU...
  KAHALUU...HAUULA AND HALEIWA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM MAY ALSO CAUSE ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP
TERRAIN.

THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 830 AM HST IF FLASH
FLOODING PERSISTS.

LAT...LON 2176 15801 2147 15763 2132 15776 2151 15804
      2158 15817

$$
HOUSTON

738 
WGHW70 PHFO 091647
FFSHFO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
647 AM HST FRI MAR 9 2012

HIC003-091830-
/O.CON.PHFO.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120309T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HONOLULU HI-
647 AM HST FRI MAR 9 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN
HONOLULU COUNTY UNTIL 830 AM HST...

INTENSE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER WINDWARD OAHU. AT 630 AM HST...THE 
PUNALUU STREAM SHOWED A LARGE RISE IN STREAM LEVEL.  KAMEHAMEHA 
HIGHWAY AT KUALOA BEACH PARK AND KAPAA QUARRY ROAD HAVE BEEN CLOSED 
DUE TO FLOODING. KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY REMAINS CLOSED AT WAIKANE STREAM 
AND WAIAHOLE.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PUNALUU...
KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIALUA...WAHIAWA...LAIE...KAHUKU... 
KAHALUU...HAUULA AND HALEIWA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM MAY ALSO CAUSE ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP
TERRAIN.

THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 830 AM HST IF FLASH
FLOODING PERSISTS.

LAT...LON 2176 15801 2147 15763 2132 15776 2151 15804
      2158 15817

$$

KODAMA

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.