Flash Flood
March 15, 2021, 2:30 pm
Flash Flood Warning for ALL of Oahu until 5:30 pm.
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for the island of Oahu in Honolulu County
* Until 530 PM HST.
* At 228 PM HST, radar indicated heavy rain over central and windward Oahu. Rain was falling at a rate of 2 to 3 inches per hour. Flash flooding is occurring or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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 Honolulu, Mililani, Pearl City, Waikele, Wahiawa, Wheeler Field, Waipahu, Kunia, Aiea, Halawa, Waiahole, Schofield Barracks, Waikane, Salt Lake, Kahaluu, Moanalua, Ahuimanu, Iroquois Point, Ewa Beach and Kaaawa.
The heaviest rain is over central Oahu with runoff north toward Waialua and Haleiwa and south toward Pearl Harbor and along the windward side from Kaneohe to Kahuku. This replaces the previous Flood Advisory and Flash Flood Warning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay away from streams, rivers, drainage ditches, and culverts, even if they are currently dry.
Do not cross fast flowing or rising water in your vehicle, or on foot. Turn around, don`t drown.
This warning may need to be extended beyond 530 PM HST if flooding persists.
March 12, 2021, 4:30 pm
National Weather Service: A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect on Friday, March 12 until 7:15 pm HST for all of Oahu. This a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
March 11, 2021, 4:19 pm
The National Weather Service has extended a FLASH FLOOD WARNING in the Laie area until 7:15 pm.
March 11, 2021, 2:22 pm
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY
* UNTIL 445 PM HST.
* AT 222 PM HST, RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM WAHIAWA TO PUNALUU AND LAIE WITH RAINFALL RATES UP TO 3 INCHES PER
HOUR. STREAM LEVELS WILL RISE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE, INCLUDING HALEIWA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY DEVELOP OVER OAHU IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
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 WAHIAWA, MILILANI, WHEELER FIELD, WAIKANE, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, WAIAHOLE, PEARL CITY, PUNALUU, WAIKELE, HAUULA, KAAAWA, KUNIA, AIEA, WAIPAHU, KAHALUU, HALAWA, AHUIMANU, LAIE, MOANALUA AND HALEIWA.