Lala strengthens into a hurricane and bears down on Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain, winds
Forecasters warned the storm could bring up to 25 inches of rain and life-threatening mudslides on the island's steep slopes.
- Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds on Saturday, poised to strike the southern Big Island as the first direct hurricane threat in 155 years.
- Tropical storm winds extend 220 miles from the center, threatening Oahu and Kauai by Sunday morning, while forecasters predict 8 to 12 inches of rain across lower elevations and up to 25 inches on Mauna Kea's higher slopes.
- Officials warned residents in unpermitted structures to seek safe shelter as steep terrain faces life-threatening mudslides, while dry, breezy conditions outside the storm could trigger wildfires—a heightened concern following Lahaina's 2023 fire.
- Emergency shelters opened and events were canceled as Gov. Josh Green described the system as "an enormous storm." Authorities urged ranchers to move cattle to pastures rather than structures that may collapse.
- The Big Island has not experienced a direct hurricane landfall since 1871, when a Category 3 storm killed six people and destroyed thousands of homes. Warmer ocean temperatures and weakening upper-atmosphere winds are fueling increased Pacific hurricane activity this year.
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Hurricane Lala has arrived near the Hawaiian islands, where it has caused power interruptions for more than 40,000 customers and brought torrential rains and strong winds. The National Center for Hurricanes has issued warnings about conditions "dangerous to life", informs Reuters.
Hurricane Lala reached Hawaii at the end of this Saturday (15) and has left over 89,000 homes without electricity throughout the state. The information is from the Sky News network. Its epicenter – the "eye" – has not yet completed its arrival to Hawaii Island, also known as "Big Island" and the main portion of the archipelago, but it already causes ravages with rivers turning into churradas. With several trees already falling poles of electrici…
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