Updated at 1:05 p.m., Friday, March 31, 2006
Heavy rains prompt new flash flood warning
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Advertiser Staff
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for O'ahu as many parts of the island are already feeling the effects of the latest downpour.Heavy rains since last night have flooded homes in Makiki, closed the Honolulu Zoo and most city golf courses, and spilled wastewater at the Waimanalo Treatment Plant.
Several homes at Ke'eaumoku Street and Wilder Avenue have been flooded, while a downed tree on University Avenue has closed three lanes of traffic.
Other closures include the Foster Botanical Garden and the Kane'ohe District Park's swimming pool.
The public is advised to avoid contact with water at Bellows Beach and the Waimanalo Bay State Recreation Area, where more than 36,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater is believed to have been spilled.
O'ahu residents should move to higher ground, stay away from streams and low-lying areas prone to flooding, the weather service said.
Heavy rains are expected to continue pounding Honolulu before moving over the east side of O'ahu.
The latest storm system is drenching Kaua'i, O'ahu and Moloka'i and is expected to continue to do so through tonight, the weather service said.
Some thunderstorms also are expected, said Derek Wroe, with the weather service.
Maui and the Big Island are still under threat of rain, Wroe said.
