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Flash Flood Warning

N Issued by NWS Honolulu HI ⏳ In force until Sun 1 Nov, 09:45 📍 Kauai, HI (approximate) 🕑 1 h ago
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FFWHFO The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... The island of Kauai in Kauai County * Until 845 PM HST. * At 508 PM HST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling over the entire island of Kauai. Rain was falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Stream gages, including those at Hanalei River and South Fork Wailua River, …

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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaKauai, HI
Issuing authorityNWS Honolulu HI
ContactNot supplied

🕓 Alert timing · EAT

Sent2026-10-31T17:08:00-10:00
Effective2026-10-31T17:08:00-10:00
Onset2026-10-31T17:08:00-10:00
Expires2026-10-31T20:45:00-10:00

📋 Official instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.

📄 Message details

Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3a094afdded7eb235f111280326d96dc6e3f7c75.001.1
Message typeUpdate
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
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🛡 Safety advice

General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
  • Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.
  • Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
  • Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
  • Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.

📰 Story summary

From the report shown in the feed:
  • FFWHFO The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for...
  • The island of Kauai in Kauai County * Until 845 PM HST.
  • * At 508 PM HST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling over the entire island of Kauai.
  • Rain was falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour.
  • Stream gages, including those at Hanalei River and South Fork Wailua River, …
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