US : Hawaii narrowly avoids direct hit as Hurricane Lala brings strong weather

Hawaii has narrowly avoided a historic direct hit from Hurricane Lala, but torrential rain and hurricane-force winds are still causing widespread flooding, mudslides and power outages across the islands. Authorities are urging residents to shelter in place as the storm moves west and dangerous conditions persist.

Hawaii is grappling with strong winds and torrential rain as category one Hurricane Lala lashes against its southern point. With wind speeds as high as 80mph (130km/h), Lala gained hurricane strength on Saturday. It could dump up to 25in (63cm) of rain on Big Island and produce a 3ft storm surge. A hurricane warning is

If the storm makes landfall, it will be Hawaii's first direct hit by a hurricane in 34 years.

Hurricane Lala slammed Hawaii's Big Island, where it was bringing heavy rain and the possibility of life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

The poweroutage.com website reported 42,889 customers without power as of 2:14 p.m. HST in Hawaii, including 31,792 on the Big Island and 7,203 in Maui County.

The Category 1 hurricane could bring up to 25 inches of rain, life-threatening flooding and mudslides as Hawaii declares a state of emergency.

Strong winds and heavy rain have left more than 40,000 people without power, and tropical storm warnings remain in full effect.

Strong winds and heavy rain have left more than 40,000 people without power, and tropical storm warnings remain in full effect.

Hawaiian Electric warned customers to expect “possible extended outages, potentially overnight,” as the storm system made its way westward across Hawaii.

Hurricane Lala has skirted Hawaii’s Big Island without making landfall and is expected to weaken after lashing the region with strong winds and drenching rain

Hurricane Lala skirts Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall as heavy wind, rain lash region  AP News

Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii’s Big Island  CNN

Hurricane Lala is lashing Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain - leaving more than 89,000 households without power across the state.

Hurricane Lala approached Hawaii's Big Island as a Category 1 storm. Powerful winds and heavy rain brought dangerous surf and potential flooding. Over 40,000 utility customers across Hawaii lost electricity. Residents prepared for destructive winds, falling trees, and extended power outages. The storm's path raised

Lala, formerly a tropical storm, strengthened into a hurricane on Saturday morning as it approached the Big Island of Hawaii, U.S. weather officials said. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Lala's maximum sustained winds reached 75 mph (120 km/h), making it a Category 1 hurricane.

Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane near Hawaii’s Big Island Saturday, bringing dangerous winds, heavy rain, flooding and mudslide threats.

Lala has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane as it continues to track through the central Pacific Ocean, approaching the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday.

Hawaii’s Big Island was threatened Saturday with its first possible direct hit from a hurricane in 155 years as Hurricane Lala roared in the Pacific Ocean and gusty wind, waves and rain pounded the region.

Residents on Hawaii's Big Island brace for a first possible direct hit from a hurricane in 155 years.

Hawaii’s Big Island was seeing heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday as Lala gained strength, with conditions expected to deteriorate in the hours ahead. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports.

Lala Strengthens Into A Hurricane And Bears Down On Hawaii’s Big Island With Heavy Rain, Winds  HuffPost

Lala storm grows into hurricane as it nears Hawaii's Big Island​  Reuters

Lala has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, packing winds of up to 120kmh.

The eye wall was forecast to move over or near the island’s southern end by the evening, lashing its worst winds at volcanic slopes thousands of feet above sea level.

Hurricane Lala on Saturday lashed Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain and strong winds, as forecasters warned of potentially dangerous flooding across the US Pacific island state.Lala, now a hurricane, dumps heavy rain on HawaiiLala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane at around 9:00 am local time , packing winds o

The Big Island has not experienced a direct hurricane landfall in 155 years

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

Hurricane Lala took aim at Hawaii's Big Island on Saturday on a forecast track for possible landfall, which would be the island's first direct hit from a hurricane in 155 years.

The National Hurricane Center said Lala's maximum sustained winds increased to 75 mph (120 kph), making it a Category 1 hurricane.

Hurricane Landfall Or Impact? What Matters As Lala Approaches Hawaii  Forbes

Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, US forecasters say.

A hurricane warning has been issued in addition to urgent calls from officials for residents to complete storm preparations.

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

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Lala could be a hurricane when it hits Hawaii: Forecasters  USA Today

This storm, a rarity for this part of the Pacific, is expected to bring heavy rains, strong wind and possibly “life-threatening flooding” to Hawaii this weekend

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Tropical Storm Cristobal forms in the Atlantic and a Pacific system could threaten Hawaii  Toronto Star