A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service through 7:15 p.m. Radar showed an area of heavy rain 7 miles north of Kailua-Kona. The area of heavy rain was nearly stationary. Radar indicated rainfall rates up to 3 inches per hour are possible. The heaviest rain was located along highway 190 between Holualoa and Puuanahulu.
***Updated at 3:00 p.m.***
The National Weather Service has posted a Flood Advisory for the Big Island through 5:30 p.m.
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Radar showed an area of heavy rain upslope from Kailua-Kona that was nearly stationary. Another area of heavy rain was located between Hilo town and Mountain View and slowly moving northeast at less than 10 mph.
Rain gages measured rainfall rates from 1 to 3 inches per hour.
Other locations in the advisory include, but are not limited to, Kailua-Kona, Keauhou, Honaunau, Hilo, Keaau and Mountain View.
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