Flash Flood Warning for Maui, HI
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What you need to know
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- Kahoolawe in Maui
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What is happening
FFWHFO The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The island of Maui in Maui County * Until 245 PM HST. * At 1150 AM HST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain over eastern Maui. Rain was falling at a rate of 2 to 3 inches per hour. The heaviest rain was falling in the vicinity...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Bulletin details
FFWHFO The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The island of Maui in Maui County * Until 245 PM HST. * At 1150 AM HST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain over eastern Maui. Rain was falling at a rate of 2 to 3 inches per hour. The heaviest rain was falling in the vicinity of Kipahulu and Hana. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Kipahulu, Kaupo, Nahiku, Keanae, Kula, Makawao, Keokea, Pukalani, Hana, Huelo and Haiku-Pauwela.
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- Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued August 16 at 11:50AM HST until August 16 at 2:45PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Honolulu HI. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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