Hurricane Lala weakens after threatening Hawaii’s Big Island with rare storm conditions
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm after skirting Hawaii's Big Island, leaving behind heavy rain and strong winds.
Tropical Storm Lala strengthened into a hurricane before reaching Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, marking a rare occurrence. The hurricane's eyewall skirted the island without making direct landfall, but the Big Island still experienced hurricane-force gusts and relentless rain, with some areas receiving nearly one metre of rainfall. Lala weakened back to tropical storm status on Sunday but continued to batter the Hawaiian islands with damaging conditions.
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‘First time since satellites’: Rare hurricane threat for Hawaii’s Big Island emerges
Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, US forecasters say.
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'First time since satellites': Rare hurricane threat for Hawaii's Big Island
Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii's Big Island this weekend.
Stuff
Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and winds across the Hawaiian islands
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after its eyewall skirted Hawaii without making landfall, but it continued to punish the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts and relentless rain, reaching a total of nearly three feet (one meter) in…
Stuff
Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and high winds across the Hawaiian islands
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…