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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Honolulu HI

1157 AM HST Sat Mar 21 2026



The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  The island of Maui in Maui County



* Until 300 PM HST.



* At 1157 AM HST, radar indicated heavy showers and thunderstorms 

  moving over West Maui from the south, with rain falling at rates 

  of 1 to 3 inches per hour. Emergency management reported flooding 

  with a road closure in Lahaina. Streams will rise rapidly across 

  West Maui, including in areas not experiencing heavy rain, and 

  heavy rain is expected to spread to additional areas of Maui this 

  afternoon.



  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Flooding in drainages, streams, rivers, roads,

           properties, and other low-lying areas. Public road

           closures possible in some areas. Landslides are

           possible in steep terrain.



* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...

  Kahului, Kihei, Lahaina, Waikapu, Maalaea, Wailuku, Puunene, 

  Waiehu, Waihee, Paia, Haliimaile, Olowalu, Pukalani, Makawao, 

  Kahakuloa, Wailea, Kula, Keokea, Pauwela and Haiku-Pauwela.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Stay away from streams, rivers, drainage ditches, and culverts, even 

if they are currently dry.



&&



This warning may need to be extended beyond 300 PM HST if flooding 

persists.



LAT...LON 2063 15647 2078 15648 2078 15650 2076 15654

      2080 15663 2088 15670 2093 15671 2102 15667

      2105 15661 2105 15659 2100 15651 2091 15647

      2096 15634 2093 15626 2074 15632 2058 15642



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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WROE