Kohala Mountain Road Closed

AT 518 PM HST…RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAWI…OR ABOUT 39 MILES NORTH OF KAILUA-KONA. CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED KOHALA MOUNTAIN ROAD WAS CLOSED DUE TO WATER COVERING THE ROAD AT MILE MARKER 9 AND A HALF.

Traffic will be detoured thru Kohala Ranch Road.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING INCLUDES HAWI

THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MAHUKONA AND WAIPIO VALLEY.