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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
355 PM HST SAT OCT 30 2004

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU 
COUNTY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM HST...

THE ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES...WAIMALU... 
HALAWA...AIEA...ALIAMANU...FORT SHAFTER...HONOLULU AND MAUNAWILI.

AT 350 PM HST RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN MOVING SLOWLY WEST OVER 
HONOLULU. RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE STANDING WATER IN LOW 
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID THESE AREAS 
AND SEEK A DIFFERENT ROUTE. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS AREAS OF FAST FLOWING 
OR RISING WATER.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN!

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

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