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FLOOD WATCH |
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FLOOD WATCH ISSUED MARCH 11 AT 3:06PM HST UNTIL MARCH 14 AT 6:00PM HST
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII THROUGH SATURDAYAFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NIIHAU AND KAUAI.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST RISK FOR FLASH
FLOODING IS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
* 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 REMAINS POSSIBLE AS A LARGE AND
POWERFUL KONA STORM NORTHWEST OF THE STATE DRAWS DEEP
TROPICAL MOISTURE NORTHWARD 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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