Lala knocks out power, down trees in Hawaii

Lala knocks out power, down trees in Hawaii  Reuters

Hurricane Lala has weakened to a tropical storm after raking Hawaii without making landfall

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it still punished the Big Island with heavy rain and strong wind gusts. More than three feet of rain fell in some places, and all that water turned rivers into raging torrents. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports.

The storm got closest to the South Point area on the southern tip of the Big Island where one person died in a car accident on Saturday.

Lala Weakens To Tropical Storm While Still Sending Drenching Rain Across Hawaii  HuffPost

Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and high winds across the Hawaiian islands  AP News

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after its eyewall skirted Hawaii without making landfall. But it continued to punish the state with hurricane-force gusts and pounding rain, reaching a total of nearly three feet (one meter) in places and sending raging torrents down mountain slo

As a hurricane, Lala skirted past Hawaii's Big Island, where it brought heavy rain and the possibility of life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

At least one person has been killed as Hurricane Lala pounds Hawaii

At least one person has been killed as Hurricane Lala pounds Hawaii

In Honolulu County on Oahu, roughly 130,000 customers were without electricity on Sunday morning.

HILO, Hawaii - Almost 130,000 utility customers in Hawaii had no power on the morning of Aug 16 after Hurricane Lala brushed the Big Island before being downgraded to a tropical storm.Data from poweroutageus.com as of 4.35am HST (10.35pm in Singapore) indicated that most of the affected areas were on the Big Island, Ho

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.

Tropical storm conditions were spreading westward Sunday from Maui to Oahu and then Kauai.

Tropical storm conditions were spreading westward Sunday from Maui to Oahu and then Kauai, and the National Hurricane Center warned that wind speeds atop mountains and on the windward and leeward slopes are often up to 30 per cent stronger than the near-surface winds used to categorize storms.

More than 60,000 households were without power, along with three hospitals that switched to generator power, Governor says

Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and winds across the Hawaiian islands  Toronto Star

Hurricane Lala has weakened to a tropical storm after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it's not done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts

Officials say flash flooding may have swept away homes with people in them in worst-hit areas.

Lala has weakened to a tropical storm as it tracks through the central Pacific Ocean, approaching the Big Island of Hawaii on Sunday.

Hurricane Lala is gradually weakening after the eye of the storm passed the southern tip of Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall, but heavy rainfall could produce flooding and mudslides as more than 130,000 homes are without power.

Authorities warn residents to take precautions as storm expected to bring rain and strong winds to the island chain.

Tropical Storm Lala was already whipping and soaking Hawaii's Big Island and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches land.

Forecasters warn Lala is expected to reach hurricane strength as it approaches Hawaii’s Big Island.

Sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph may batter the area. 08:31, Sat, Aug 15, 2026 Updated: 08:41, Sat, Aug 15, 2026 People in Honolulu are being urged to complete storm preparations (Image: Getty)Tourists and residents in Honolulu have been urged by authorities to complete their storm preparations after a horror Tropical S

Storm expected to strengthen to hurricane as state of emergency declared amid danger of ‘life-threatening’ floods Tropical Storm Lala is set to hit Hawaii’s Big Island with hurricane force in a matter of hours, bringing dangerous winds, heavy rainfall and high surf in a sign of what a strengthening “super” El Niño in t

See Tropical Storm Lala tracker as storm approaches Hawaii  USA Today

The Big Island is expected to begin to see rain from Lala by midday Friday, and downpours are expected to intensify through the day.

There is a 50 percent chance of rain for the Las Vegas Valley, the National Weather Service said.

Areas around Tokyo have recorded 360mm of rainfall in the 24 hours to Friday, causing widespread chaos and damage, while Hawaii prepares for Tropical Storm Lala.

LOS ANGELES: Hawaii declared a state of emergency on Thursday (Aug 14) as it prepared for Tropical Storm Lala, which could bring powerful winds, flooding and landslides this weekend.The Pacific storm is currently gaining strength, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), which expects it to become a hurricane a