...APPROACHING DARBY COULD BRING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WITH POTENTIAL
FOR SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND.
* FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
* TROPICAL STORM DARBY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE
STATE. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY
OF INTENSE RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING THIS WEEKEND. THE
GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE TO EAST AND SOUTHEAST
FACING SLOPES.
* IN ADDITION TO FLOOD PRONE AREAS...HEAVY RAIN EVENTS OF THIS
SIZE MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN AREAS OUTSIDE THE DESIGNATED FLOOD
ZONES. LOW SPOTS IN ROADS CAN BECOME DANGEROUS AND IMPASSABLE
DUE TO SEVERE RUNOFF. HIGH AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS IN STREAMS AND
GULCHES MAY CLOG BRIDGES AND CULVERTS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS
FLOODING WHICH COULD OCCUR OUTSIDE THE NORMAL CHANNELS...AND
COULD ALSO LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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