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DevelopingDay 1

Kauaʻi flash flood warning near Hanalei River

  1. Update 2 of 2LatestDay 15 hours later

    South Fork Wailua rises rapidly as Kauaʻi flood warning is extended

    An elevated South Fork gauge and continuing heavy rain sharpened the downstream threat. Flooding near the Wailua River mouth remained unconfirmed by late afternoon.

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    Earliest sourceNational Weather Service

    What changed

    • A reproduced weather service bulletin extended the island-wide warning until 5:45 p.m. HST. It also reported the South Fork’s rapid rise, with eastern Kauaʻi rainfall of 1 to 2 inches an hour.
    • The latest supplied update described the South Fork gauge as elevated, with further rises expected, and retained the scheduled 5:45 p.m. endpoint.

  2. Update 1 of 2Day 1

    Kauaʻi flood warning: Rising river threatens Hanalei Bridge area

    Heavy rain and a rapidly rising Hanalei River brought an expectation of flooding near the bridge. Actual flooding and a Kūhiō Highway closure were not confirmed.

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    Earliest sourceHonolulu Star-Advertiser

    What we knew first

    • 1–3 in/hrReported rainfall intensity, not a storm total
    • 2:45 p.m. HSTScheduled warning end, not an all-clear

Who reported

Who reported

14 outlets · 35 sources

6 of 14 had reported by this moment

Who reported what

Points more than one outlet reported

Points only one outlet reported7

Only reported by Kauai Now

Only reported by National Weather Service

Each line is the claim as we recorded it from that outlet's report. Compared as of .

Timeline

Timeline

Day 1 · 2 reports

  1. First to report

  2. An update to the existing warning reported a rapid rise along the South Fork Wailua River and identified the Wailua River mouth as a flood concern. Rain over eastern Kauaʻi was falling at 1 to 3 inches an hour.

  3. A reproduced weather service bulletin extended the island-wide warning until 5:45 p.m. HST. It also reported the South Fork’s rapid rise, with eastern Kauaʻi rainfall of 1 to 2 inches an hour.

  4. The latest supplied update described the South Fork gauge as elevated, with further rises expected, and retained the scheduled 5:45 p.m. endpoint.

Who's involved

Who's involved

Organizations

  • National Weather ServiceU.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Places

  • Hanalei River
Kauaʻi flood warning: Rising river threatens Hanalei Bridge area