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FLOOD WATCH |
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FLOOD WATCH ISSUED MARCH 9 AT 3:06AM HST UNTIL MARCH 14 AT 6:00PM HST
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NIIHAU AND KAUAI BEGINNING TUESDAY......FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR OAHU BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NIIHAU AND KAUAI.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE OVERFLOW OF
STREAMS AND DRAINAGES. ROADS IN SEVERAL AREAS MAY BE CLOSED, ALONG
WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE IN URBAN OR LOW LYING SPOTS DUE TO RUNOFF.
LANDSLIDES MAY ALSO OCCUR IN AREAS WITH STEEP TERRAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- CONSIDERABLE FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THIS WEEK BEGINNING
EARLY TUESDAY AS A POWERFUL KONA LOW DEVELOPS NORTHWEST OF
THE STATE AND DRAWS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE
ISLANDS. PERSISTENT BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE INTENSE RAINFALL RATES, LEADING TO RAPID RISES IN
STREAMS AND FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS. |
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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NIIHAU, KAUAI SOUTHWEST, KAUAI MOUNTAINS, KAUAI NORTH, KAUAI EAST, KAUAI SOUTH
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