NWS Honolulu HIFF.W 0043August 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Maui, HI
The National Weather Service office in Honolulu issued a flash flood warning for Maui in Hawaii, which was in force until 5:00 a.m. local time on August 16. It was the 43rd flash flood warning the NWS office in Honolulu issued in 2026. Hawaii had 7 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 3 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Hawaii's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Honolulu HI
- Area
- Maui
- State
- Hawaii
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:07 a.m. HST, August 16, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 a.m. HST, August 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- PHFO FF.W 0043
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWHFO The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The island of Maui in Maui County * Until 500 AM HST. * At 207 AM HST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain bands across Maui. Rain was falling at a rate of 1 to 2.5 inches per hour with the heaviest rainfall over the south and east slopes of Haleakala. Local streams are rising quickly and flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Kipahulu, Kihei, Kula, Pukalani, Makawao, Haliimaile, Keokea, Paia, Puunene, Haiku-Pauwela and Pauwela.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.