NWS Honolulu HIFA.A 0014October 8, 2026
Flood Watch: Niihau, Kauai Southwest, Kauai Mountains and 13 more, HI
The National Weather Service office in Honolulu issued a flood watch for Niihau, Kauai Southwest, Kauai Mountains and 13 more in Hawaii, in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on October 8. It was the 14th areal flood watch the NWS office in Honolulu issued in 2026. Hawaii had 1 flood watch in October 2026, against 0 in an average October of 2008-2025.
Watch
In force for 16.3 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Honolulu HI
- Area
- Niihau, Kauai Southwest, Kauai Mountains and 13 more
- State
- Hawaii
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 1:42 a.m. HST, October 8, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. HST, October 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- PHFO FA.A 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Every warning type in HawaiiFlood Watch: what it means, and the states that get the most
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The notice as issued
A deepening area of low pressure north of the Hawaiian Islands will draw deep tropical moisture northward, resulting in a threat for heavy rain over Kauai and Oahu today. * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau. * WHEN...Through this 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... - Heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue through today as deep tropical moisture is drawn northward over the state. Training of heavy showers containing intense rain rates will be possible.
What the agency told people to do
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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.