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Honolulu - HI, US, National Weather Service

Hawaii County

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Flash Flood Warning for... The island of Hawaii in Hawaii County Until 345 PM HST. At 101 PM HST, radar indicated an area of very heavy rain over far eastern Big Island between Laupahoehoe and Mountain View. Rain was falling at a rate of 2 to 4 inches per hour. Hawaii County Civil Defense reported road flooding along Bayfront Highway. Additional areas of heavy rain could develop elsewhere in the warned area over the next few hours. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Emergency management. IMPACT...Flooding in drainages, streams, rivers, roads, properties, and other low-lying areas. Public road closures possible in some areas. Landslides are possible in steep terrain. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Honokaa, Volcano, Glenwood, Mountain View, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaiian Acres, Keaau, Wood Valley, Pohakuloa Camp, Papaikou, Pepeekeo, Pahala, Honomu, Pahoa and Hakalau. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay away from streams, rivers, drainage ditches, and culverts, even if they are currently dry. This warning may need to be extended beyond 345 PM HST if flooding; persists.; This Flash Flood Warning replaces the previously issued Flood; Advisory that was in effect for The island of Hawaii in Hawaii; County.; FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED