Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued March 14 at 7:44PM HST until March 14 at 9:30PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 14, 2026 - 10:44pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
FFWHFO
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The island of Hawaii in Hawaii County
* Until 930 PM HST.
* At 744 PM HST, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy
rain falling over the Kau and Puna District southeast slopes of
the Big Island. Rain was falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per
hour with additional heavy rainfall moving in from the west. Flash
flooding is ongoing and Highway 11 is closed at several locations
due to flooding.
HAZARD...Heavy rain producing life threatening flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Significant and life threatening flooding in
drainages, streams, rivers, roads, properties, and
other low lying areas. Multiple public road closures
expected, as well as landslides in steep terrain.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Wood
Valley, Pahala, Volcano, Glenwood, Punaluu Beach, Kawa Flats,
Mountain View, Naalehu, Hawaiian Acres, Orchidlands Estates,
Keaau, Pahoa, Hawaiian Ocean View, Fern Forest, Eden Roc, Fern
Acres and Waiohinu.
Instruction:
Stay away from streams, rivers, drainage ditches, and culverts, even
if they are currently dry.
Do not cross fast flowing or rising water in your vehicle, or on
foot. Turn around, don't drown.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Hawaii in Hawaii, HI
Forcast Office:
NWS Honolulu HI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov