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Breaking News

Flash Flood Watch Issued

todayAugust 29, 2016

Background
.FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY AND 
THURSDAY... 
 
.ALTHOUGH SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING THE TRACK OF 
HURRICANE MADELINE...DEEP MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE 
IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT AT LEAST THE BIG ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY 
MORNING...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY FLOODING RAINFALL THROUGH 
LATE THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL ISLANDS MAY BE ADDED TO THE FLASH FLOOD 
WATCH DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THE HURRICANE. 
 
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 
THURSDAY NIGHT... 
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A 
 
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND. 
 
* FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT 
 
* DEEP MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE MADELINE IS EXPECTED TO 
IMPACT THE BIG ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING THE THREAT 
OF HEAVY FLOODING RAINFALL THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. THE GREATEST 
INITIAL FLOOD THREAT WILL BE OVER WINDWARD SLOPES...WITH THE 
ENTIRE ISLAND EXPERIENCING A FLOOD THREAT FROM LATER WEDNESDAY 
THROUGH THURSDAY. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF MADELINE... 
 
ADDITIONAL ISLANDS MAY BE ADDED TO THIS WATCH.
Instructions: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS VERY DANGEROUS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Target Area:
Big Island Interior
Big Island North and East
Big Island Summit
Kohala
Kona
South Big Island

Written by: KNKR News