MOLOKAI FLOOD ADVISORY
FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM HST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ISLAND OF MOLOKAI IN MAUI COUNTY…
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE…The island of Molokai in Maui County.
* WHEN…Until 1245 PM HST.
* IMPACTS…Minor flooding on roads, poor drainage areas, and in streams.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…- At 924 AM HST, radar indicated heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms over the island of Molokai. Rain was falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour with pockets of 3 inches per hour with the thunderstorms. Additional heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms will be moving in from the southwest during the next few hours.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…Kualapuu, Kaunakakai, Hoolehua, Kalaupapa National Park, Kawela, Kamalo, Maunaloa, Ualapue, Pukoo, Kepuhi, Halawa Valley and Molokai Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Stay away from streams, drainage ditches and low lying areas prone to flooding.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 600 AM HST Tuesday for the State of Hawaii.
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This advisory may need to be extended beyond 1245 PM HST if flooding persists.
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