Hawaii officials held a press conference Saturday night as Hurricane Lala brushed the southern tip of the Big Island as a Category 1 storm. Heavy winds and rainfall have already left thousands without power. Officials urged residents to shelter in place throughout the night as conditions are expected to worsen. Flash flooding, mudslides and dangerous winds are also expected to bring damage to the islands.
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn't done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts.
AI:Hurricane Lala has weakened back to a tropical storm after skirting Hawaii's coastline, though the system continues to lash the Big Island with heavy rain and hurricane-force wind gusts. Despite avoiding a direct landfall, the storm remains dangerous for residents dealing with ongoing weather impacts.Open
On the Big Island, heavy surf continues to pound the coastline as high winds bend palm trees.
AI:Tropical Storm Lala has moved past Hawaii's Big Island and been downgraded from a hurricane back to a tropical storm, leaving one person dead and causing widespread power outages for thousands of residents. Heavy surf and strong winds continue to lash the coastline despite the decrease in intensity.Open
Tropical Storm Lala is lashing Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain and dangerous winds, forcing a state of emergency and raising the specter of the first hurricane landfall there in more than 150 years. By early Saturday morning, Lala sat roughly 110 miles southeast of South Point, the southernmost tip of the Big Island, packing […] The post Tropical Storm Lala hammers Hawaii's Big Island with rain, wind, and a rare hurricane warning appeared first on American Almanac .
Tropical Storm Lala is lashing Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain and dangerous winds, forcing a state of emergency and raising the specter of the first hurricane landfall there in more than 150 years. By early Saturday morning, Lala sat roughly 110 miles southeast of South Point, the southernmost tip of the Big Island, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and moving west-northwest at 13 mph. The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the Big Island, a step forecasters called rare for an island chain that has largely been spared direct landfalls in modern memory. Tropical storm warnings covered Maui County, Oahu, and Kauai County, stretching the threat across the entire state. Gov. Josh Green declared a state of…Open
AI:Tropical Storm Lala has intensified into a hurricane and is currently battering Hawaii's Big Island with torrential rain and dangerous winds, threatening the first direct hurricane landfall in the region since 1871. Governor Josh Green has declared a state of emergency as maximum sustained winds reach 65 mph near South Point, bringing the risk of life-threatening flooding, mudslides, and massive ocean swells exceeding 30 feet. The storm's impact is expected to extend across the entire island chain, with tropical storm warnings in effect for Maui, Oahu, and Kauai. Residents are facing extreme conditions including rainfall projections of up to 25 inches in higher elevations, compounding existing vulnerabilities from previous spring floods…Open
