...FLOOD WATCH FOR MAUI COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...FLOOD WATCH FOR OAHU STARTING SATURDAY MORNING...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Oahu.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Flood prone roads and other low lying areas may be
closed due to elevated runoff and overflowing streams. Urban areas
may receive more significant flooding and property damage due to
rapid runoff.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A developing surface trough will act as a focus for cloud and
shower development over Oahu starting on Saturday. The bulk
of the rainfall is expected to fall over windward slopes and
coasts, but some heavy showers could spread to leeward areas,
where stream flow could also become elevated.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth is opening a traffic hazard mitigation route to alleviate the traffic concerns related to the eruption at Mauna Loa.
HAWAII COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV4) -- Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth is opening a traffic hazard mitigation route to alleviate the traffic concerns related to the eruption at Mauna Loa.
Hawaii County will open the Old Saddle Road as a one-way street from across the Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area -- about four-and-a-half miles east -- to just before Puuhuluhulu, which is near the Mauna Kea Access Road.
This route is only open to passenger vehicles. The county will allow parking on the right side of this section, but vehicles cannot be in the area for more than 90 minutes.
“We are humbled to have come together with our State and Federal partners to find a potential solution to the ongoing safety concerns along Saddle Road,” said Roth. “Our teams have worked tirelessly to keep the community safe through this eruption, and through the creation of the traffic hazard mitigation route, we believe that there will be significantly less risk to our community.”
The Gilbert Kahele Recreational Area, including both the lower and upper bathrooms, will remain open 24-hrs a day until further notice. Official say security guards will be on-site nightly.
