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POSTED: 02:38 p.m. HST, Oct 25, 2009
Heavy rainfall today closed Kamehameha Highway and flooded several parked vehicles in Waikane Valley during an island-wide flash flood advisory, officials said.
Flooding closed Kamehameha Highway for more than 2 hours near Waikane Valley Road until about 5:30 p.m., police said.
The flooding caused firefighters to investigate a report of cars caught in the flash flood.
Fire Capt. Terry Seelig said a woman reported her boyfriend called her from Waikane Valley and said some cars were flooded before the connection was dropped.
Firefighters dispatched two fire engines, a rescue company, a battalion chief and a helicopter to the scene.
Fire trucks were blocked from reaching the scene because of the overflow water from Waikane stream flowing onto the roadway and Kamehameha Highway.
The fire helicopter dropped some firefighters off near the vehicles to investigate, and firefighters found two vehicles mostly underwater and three stuck in the mud, Seelig said.
Several people were in the area, but did not need help and did not claim the vehicles, Seelig said.
Firefighters determined they didn't need assistance and left the area about 4:45 p.m.
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service canceled a flood advisory for the island of Oahu.
Heavy rainfall today closed Kamehameha Highway and flooded several parked vehicles in Waikane Valley during an island-wide flash flood advisory, officials said.
Flooding closed Kamehameha Highway for more than 2 hours near Waikane Valley Road until about 5:30 p.m., police said.
The flooding caused firefighters to investigate a report of cars caught in the flash flood.
Fire Capt. Terry Seelig said a woman reported her boyfriend called her from Waikane Valley and said some cars were flooded before the connection was dropped.
Firefighters dispatched two fire engines, a rescue company, a battalion chief and a helicopter to the scene.
Fire trucks were blocked from reaching the scene because of the overflow water from Waikane stream flowing onto the roadway and Kamehameha Highway.
The fire helicopter dropped some firefighters off near the vehicles to investigate, and firefighters found two vehicles mostly underwater and three stuck in the mud, Seelig said.
Several people were in the area, but did not need help and did not claim the vehicles, Seelig said.
Firefighters determined they didn't need assistance and left the area about 4:45 p.m.
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service canceled a flood advisory for the island of Oahu.
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