HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Your HNN First Alert Weather Team has declared Friday as a First Alert Weather Day for all islands except Hawaii island due to the threat of heavy showers that could cause flooding.
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has also issued a Flood Watch for Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Hawaii Island through 8 a.m. Saturday.
A flash flood warning for Oahu was extended to 6:15 p.m.
Radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over portions of the Koolau mountains, central Oahu, and along the shoreline in leeward Oahu. The heaviest showers were over the higher terrain between Wahiawa and Hauula, and near Nanakuli and Makaha. Rain was falling at a rate of up to 2 inches per hour.
Kamehameha Highway at Waiahole Valley Road was closed, and the highway at Waikane Stream was also closed around 3 pm. Flooding was reported in a residential area near Kunia earlier as well.
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Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include Waipio, Wahiawa, Wheeler Field, Mililani, Schofield Barracks, Kunia, Waikele, Pearl City, Waipahu, Waialua, Aiea, Haleiwa, Waikane, Waiahole, Halawa, Makakilo, Punaluu, Hauula, Nanakuli and Waianae.
An unseasonably cold upper level low pressure system will move in over the islands from the north, producing periods of heavy showers that could cause flooding.
The weather service says the center of the low is forecast to move over Kauai at around noon Friday. It is then expected to weaken and slowly drift eastward.
Unstable conditions within the system can produce periods of thunderstorms and heavy showers that could lead to flooding.
Flood-prone roads and other low-lying areas may be closed due to runoff and overflowing streams from the heavy showers. Urban areas could get more property damage due to rapid runoff.
The flood watch may be extended into the overnight hours for parts of the state.
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