Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued March 21 at 2:46PM HST until March 21 at 6:00PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 21, 2026 - 5:46pm
Expires:
March 21, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
FFWHFO
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The island of Maui in Maui County
* Until 600 PM HST.
* At 246 PM HST, radar indicated heavy showers continuing to move
over western and central Maui from the southwest, with rain
falling at rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Emergency management
reported road closures in Lahaina and near Kahakuloa, and a rapid
rise in water level has been observed at Ukumehame Gulch.
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.
Instruction:
Stay away from streams, rivers, drainage ditches, and culverts, even
if they are currently dry.
Area Description:
Maui, HI
Forcast Office:
NWS Honolulu HI
Sender: