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Flash Flood Warning Extended For Kona, Road Closure
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by Big Island Video News
on Sep 15, 2015 at 7:08 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

KONA: The National Weather Service has extended the Flash Flood Warning for West Hawaii until until 9:45 p.m. HST. Radar shows very heavy rain falling over the lower Kona slopes from near the airport to Keauhou. Forecasters say rain is falling at rates of 3 to 4 inches an hour.

National Weather Service Enhanced Radar Image shows the activity over Kona as well as the outline of the Flash Flood Warning area.

National Weather Service Enhanced Radar Image shows the activity over Kona as well as the outline of the Flash Flood Warning area.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii – The National Weather Service has extended the Flash Flood Warning for West Hawaii until until 9:45 p.m. HST.

At 6:28 p.m. HST, radar showed very heavy rain falling over the lower Kona slopes from near the airport to Keauhou. Forecasters say rain is falling at rates of 3 to 4 inches an hour.

The Hawaii Police Department reports a road closure at the Kuakini Highway and Oni Oni Street intersection in Kailua-Kona due to heavy ponding and run off. “Motorist are being asked to avoid the area and to take alternate routes,” read a police alert. “Crews will be working on clearing debris and repairing large pot holes.”

Locations in the warning include but are not limited to Kailua-Kona, Captain Cook, Honaunau, Honaunau-Napoopoo, Kahaluu-Keauhou, Kealakekua, Keauhou and Holualoa.


Filed Under: Breaking Tagged With: flash flood warning

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