Headline:
Flood Advisory issued August 15 at 1:44PM HST until August 15 at 4:45PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 15, 2026 - 4:44pm
Expires:
August 15, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The island of Molokai in Maui County...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM HST.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding on roads, poor drainage areas, and in
streams.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 140 PM HST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
areas of heavy rain moving into the eastern half of Molokai.
Water levels are rising within Kawela Gulch and rain was falling
at a rate of 0.5 to 1.5 inches per hour. Minor flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area, which
may impact portions of Kamehameha V Highway near Kawela Gulch.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Ualapue, Kamalo, Pukoo, Kalaupapa National Park, Kawela, Halawa
Valley, Kaunakakai and Kualapuu.
Instruction:
Stay away from streams, drainage ditches and low lying areas prone to
flooding.
Area Description:
Maui, HI
Forcast Office:
NWS Honolulu HI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov