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HIC003-310815-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
759 PM HST SAT OCT 30 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1015 PM HST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
HONOLULU COUNTY...

AT 754 PM HST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN 
MANOA VALLEY. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE FORT SHAFTER...HONOLULU...
ALIAMANU...KANEOHE...MAUNAWILI...HALAWA AND AIEA.

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA AND 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS AND COULD ALSO 
TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.

MOTORISTS SHUOLD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER. MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR
WHEN MOTORISTS TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND...DON/T
DROWN!

ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY
TO OUTRACE 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 OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT FLOODING TO THE POLICE FOR
IMMEDIATE RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 2123 15777 2139 15768 2150 15787 2134 15802

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