The storm formerly known as Hurricane Felicia may have petered out as it passed over the state, but it didn't leave without taking a final swipe at the Islands.

A flash flood watch was in effect for most of yesterday and late into the night as remnants of Felicia dropped heavy rain on portions of Kaua'i, O'ahu and Maui County. The watch was expected to be lifted this morning as the weather system moved farther west.

But the former Category 4 hurricane dumped several inches of rain yesterday morning and afternoon on the three counties. During a 24-hour period ending at 8 p.m., 5.33 inches were recorded on Mount Wai'ale'ale on Kaua'i, 8.35 inches at the top of the Ko'olau near Waiahole Valley on O'ahu, and 4.05 inches at Kaupo Gap on Maui.

There were no reports of major flooding or damage caused by the rain.

"Right now, what's left of Felicia, which is mainly the moisture, is over us and it's pretty much over the small islands from Maui to Kaua'i," Derek Wroe, National Weather Service lead forecaster, said yesterday. "It's produced mainly some moderate showers, but some persistent ones. So actually the rainfall so far has been quite beneficial since usually this time of year we don't expect to see much rainfall at all, especially for leeward areas."

Wroe said typical trade wind weather is expected to return this weekend. But residents should expect more muggy weather today as remnants of Felicia linger.

The heavy rain did cause some anxious moments on Kaua'i as the Hanalei River began to rise yesterday morning. At 10 a.m., Hanalei School was closed because of the rising river.

But by late afternoon, the rain began to let up and the waters started to subside.

"Things are fine now," Mary Daubert, Kaua'i County spokeswoman, said yesterday afternoon.

Other than some tree branches and small trees being knocked over by the wind, Daubert said there were no reports of damage or injuries.

There also were no reports of weather-related incidents on O'ahu and Maui.

"We're fortunate that it didn't cause any events like we would typically see," said Capt. Terry Seelig, Honolulu Fire Department spokesman. "We didn't have any flooding, or downed trees or downed powerlines or anything."

Although Felicia has come and gone, the National Hurricane Center yesterday upgraded Tropical Depression 10-E to a tropical storm and named it Guillermo. At 5 p.m. yesterday, the center of the storm was 760 miles southwest of Baja, Calif., and Wroe said it's much too early to tell what, if any, impact the system will have on Hawa'i.

"That one's a long ways away," Wroe said. "It's really too early to tell if that's going to be a factor or not."