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Hawaii officials give an update on the impact of Tropical Storm Lala across the island. Thousands of Hawaiians have no power as high winds, flooding and heavy rain continue to bring damage to the region. Lala was a Category 1 hurricane that has since been downgraded to a tropical storm.
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
Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make landfall on Hawaii’s Big Island, the National Hurricane Center said.
AI:Hurricane Lala has officially intensified into a hurricane and is currently barreling directly toward Hawaii's Big Island. The storm is bringing a surge of heavy rain and high winds as it approaches landfall, representing a dangerous escalation from its previous status as a tropical storm. This intensification follows several days of escalating warnings from meteorological agencies regarding the storm's trajectory and its potential to deliver one of the most severe impacts seen in recent decades.Open
Tropical Storm Lala continues to track through the central Pacific Ocean and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island of Hawaii.
AI:Tropical Storm Lala is rapidly intensifying in the central Pacific, with meteorologists forecasting the storm will escalate into a hurricane before striking Hawaii's Big Island. While mainstream outlets peddle their usual incrementalist reports, the reality on the ground suggests a significant meteorological event capable of causing widespread disruption as the system approaches landfall.Open
Hurricane Genevieve briefly reached Category 5 strength over open Pacific waters Monday morning, becoming the Northern Hemisphere's first major hurricane of the 2026 season while a second storm churns toward Hawaii. Genevieve's maximum sustained winds hit 155 mph early Monday, placing the storm at the top of the Saffir-Simpson scale roughly 520 miles south-southwest of […] The post Hurricane Genevieve hits Category 5 in the East Pacific — the first in two years — but stays far from shore appeared first on American Almanac .
Hurricane Genevieve briefly reached Category 5 strength over open Pacific waters Monday morning, becoming the Northern Hemisphere's first major hurricane of the 2026 season while a second storm churns toward Hawaii. Genevieve's maximum sustained winds hit 155 mph early Monday, placing the storm at the top of the Saffir-Simpson scale roughly 520 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect at the time, and forecasters said the hurricane would remain far out to sea. But swells rolling off the storm were already generating what the National Hurricane Center in Miami called "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions" along Mexico's southwestern coast and…Open
Coastal areas still recovering from flooding brought by Tropical Storm Arthur are bracing for more rain.
A potential blizzard is headed to the Southeast this weekend, impacting the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee.
Also, large parts of the U.S. are dangerously cold. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
AI:Large parts of the United States are experiencing dangerously cold temperatures.Open