THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY
* UNTIL 445 PM HST
* AT 150 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SLOPES OF THE
NORTH AND SOUTH KONA DISTRICTS WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER
HOUR. THE RAINFALL IS OCCURRING OVER AREAS SATURATED BY PREVIOUS
RAINFALL. NORMALLY DRY DRAINAGES AND STREAM CHANNELS WILL FLOW
QUICKLY. RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN THE CLOSING OF ROADS IN THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY NEAR WAIAHA...HOLUALOA AND HONALO. AVOID
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
KAILUA-KONA...CAPTAIN COOK...HONAUNAU...PAHALA...KAWA FLATS...
NAALEHU...KEALAKEKUA...KAINALIU...WAIKOLOA AND PUUANAHULU.
THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 445 PM HST IF HEAVY RAIN
PERSISTS.
THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED ADVISORY THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY.
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