{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.4c9160d04b71e927209fdd4bcb291dac5e6a8547.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Advisory issued May 18 at 12:17PM HST until May 18 at 3:15PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.4c9160d04b71e927209fdd4bcb291dac5e6a8547.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Honolulu HI"},"word_count":165,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Advisory: Flood Advisory issued May 18 at 12:17PM HST until May 18 at 3:15PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Kauai, HI\n**Issued by:** NWS Honolulu HI\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T12:17:00-10:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T12:17:00-10:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T15:15:00-10:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall.\n\n* WHERE...The island of Kauai in Kauai County.\n\n* WHEN...Until 315 PM HST.\n\n* IMPACTS...Minor flooding on roads, poor drainage areas, and in\nstreams.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 1215 PM HST, radar indicated heavy rain over north and\nwest Kauai. Rain was falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per\nhour with the heaviest rain near Wainiha. Additional moderate\nto locally heavy showers are expected through the afternoon.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nKekaha, Princeville, Kilauea, Alakai Swamp Trails, Kokee\nState Park, Na Pali State Park, Wainiha, Haena, North Fork\nWailua Trails, Waimea, Hanalei, Polihale, Mana, Barking\nSands, Waimea Canyon State Park and Kalihiwai.\n\n## Instructions\nStay away from streams, drainage ditches and low lying areas prone\nto flooding."}