NWS Honolulu HIFF.W 0049September 7, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Kauai, HI
The National Weather Service office in Honolulu issued a flash flood warning for Kauai in Hawaii, which was in force until 1:15 p.m. local time on September 7. It was the 49th flash flood warning the NWS office in Honolulu issued in 2026. Hawaii had 6 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 3 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Hawaii's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Honolulu HI
- Area
- Kauai
- State
- Hawaii
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:17 a.m. HST, September 7, 2026
- Expires
- 1:15 p.m. HST, September 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- PHFO FF.W 0049
- 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 Kauai in Kauai County * Until 115 PM HST. * At 1017 AM HST, areas of heavy rain have been moving over Kauai from southeast to northwest over the past couple of hours with rain rates around 1 to 2 inches per hour. Water levels at the Hanalei River gage upstream of the bridge have risen significantly over the past hour and flooding is expected further downstream toward Hanalei town, including portions of Kuhio Highway near the bridge. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Gauges reported. 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... Hanalei, Princeville, Kilauea, Wainiha, Haena, Na Pali State Park and Kalihiwai.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.