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WGHW70 PHFO 310705
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HIC003-310815-

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

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

AT 845 PM HST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLOODING IN MANOA VALLEY WAS 
BEGINNING TO RECEDE. THE RAIN GAGE AT MANOA-LYON ARBORETUM HAS 
RECORDED 8.36 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE PAST 6 HOURS...NEARLY ALL OF 
THAT IN THE THREE HOURS ENDED AT 800 PM HST. MANOA STREAM IS STILL 
OUT OF ITS BANKS...WITH FLOODING REPORTED IN UPPER MANOA 
VALLEY...NEAR THE MANOA MARKET PLACE...AND ON THE UNIVERSITY OF 
HAWAII MANOA CAMPUS...WHERE WATER WAS OBSERVED AT LEAST TWO FEET 
DEEP ALONG CORREA ROAD OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.

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

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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FARRELL