Forecasters Warn Another Tropical System Could Be Brewing Southeast of Hawaii After Lala Left 2 Dead
The National Hurricane Center says the system has an 80% chance of becoming a tropical storm as models weigh a closer Big Island track.
- Early Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center gave a tropical disturbance about 1,300 miles southeast of the Big Island an 80 percent chance of developing into a tropical storm over the next seven days.
- Recovery efforts continue as Hawaiian Electric reported about 19,000 customers remained without power on Wednesday, down from nearly 104,000 on Monday, while authorities confirmed at least 100 homes were damaged or destroyed during Hurricane Lala.
- Hurricane specialist Larry Kelly noted the system has a 90% chance of becoming a tropical depression within 48 hours, though "things remain uncertain because the system has yet to develop."
- Another tropical storm or hurricane could affect Hawaii this weekend, with the FOX Forecast Center warning the biggest threat for the Big Island involves heavy tropical moisture pushing into windward terrain.
- Scientists Andy Hazelton and Daniel Swain warned the system could "seriously affect disaster recovery if it comes close," citing how warming sea surface temperatures are expanding across the Pacific.
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Hawaii Could Face Another Hurricane or Tropical Storm This Weekend
Hawaii could face its second tropical storm or hurricane in a week as a low-pressure system was reported on Aug. 19 to be developing near the islands. The National Hurricane Center warned that the system was developing thunderstorms that had a 90 percent chance of organizing into a cyclone in the next 48 hours. “Environmental conditions appear favorable for further development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form during th…
After Lala’s flooding, another storm or hurricane could hit Hawaii this weekend
One scenario involves a storm that tracks closer to the Big Island, bringing notable rain, wind and wave impacts, while another involves the storm tracking farther to the south.
Another storm is brewing southeast of the Big Isle
As the Big Island continues to reel from the devastation wrought over the weekend by Hurricane Lala, another potential threat looms to the southeast of Hawaii. The post Another storm is brewing southeast of the Big Isle appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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