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Flash flood watch extended into Monday for threat of localized downpours

Flash flood watch extended into Monday for threat of localized downpours Ben Gutierrez © Provided by Honolulu KHNL Flooding swamped Hauula on Tuesday, turning open areas into lakes. HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A statewide flash flood watch has been extended into the day Monday as possible localized downpours could lead to flooding in areas that have been soaked over the past week. The National Weather Service extended the watch until 6 p.m. Monday. The threat of widespread heavy rain has diminished. However, there is still enough moisture and lingering instability over the islands that could trigger localized heavy rain, which then could lead to flash flooding.

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kcerizo@mauinews.com Maui County Public Works crew member Bryce Hanada uses a shovel to clear debris from a clogged drain along Kaonoulu Street in Kihei on Saturday morning. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos KAHULUI Floodwaters returned to Maui on Friday and Saturday, capping nearly a week of ominous rain that first pummeled Haiku and later struck Kahului, inundating roadways, shuttering parks and damaging property. Deanna Lei Frendo, a Kahului resident whose family home off Aleo Place is in a flood area, said the flooding was bad years ago during a hurricane but the rainstorm Friday and Saturday surpassed that.

Flash flood warning extended for Oahu as flood-damaged areas see more heavy rains

Flash flood warning for Maui expires as heavy rains continue to pass over the islands Maui under a flash flood warning as heavy showers persist By Ben Gutierrez | March 10, 2021 at 11:47 AM HST - Updated March 13 at 4:00 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The severe weather that has drenched the state all week continued Saturday, with more bands of heavy showers making their way over the island chain. The National Weather Services has expired the flash flood warning for Maui until 2:30 p.m. At around 8 a.m., heavy showers moved east at about 15 mph over central Maui. NWS said the rain was widespread, with rain coming down at a rate of about 2 to 3 inches an hour from Spreckelsville to Huelo.

Flash flood warning extended for Oahu as flood-damaged areas see more heavy rains

State of emergency in Hawaii following severe flash flooding

Oahu and Maui, where rainfall rates exceeded three inches per hour, were hardest hit.