Tropical Storm Hernan forms in the Pacific while a different weather system could soak Hawaii
Forecasters expect 5 to 10 inches of rain on Maui and the Big Island, with some mountain areas possibly seeing 25 inches, officials said.
- On Friday, August 14, 2026, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for Hawaii's Big Island as Tropical Storm Lala tracks toward the state, potentially reaching hurricane status by Saturday.
- Lala is the year's first "homegrown" system in the central Pacific, fueled by ocean temperatures that Climate Central's Climate Shift Index indicates were made 10-20 times more likely by climate change.
- Top sustained winds hold at 60 mph as the system moves west-northwest, and interaction with the Big Island's terrain could produce 16-20 inches of rain, with isolated areas potentially receiving up to 25 inches.
- Hawaiian Airlines is suspending operations in Hilo on Saturday, canceling 23 scheduled flights, while also issuing a travel waiver for guests scheduled to fly through Sunday.
- Hurricane specialist Michael Lowry noted on his SubStack that only two hurricanes have passed directly over main Hawaiian Islands since 1949; regardless of the exact track, residents should expect "heavy rain" and "strong wind," meteorologist Liam Tsamous says.
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A hurricane watch has been issued for portions of Hawaii’s Big Island as Tropical Storm Lala barrels toward the state, threatening to bring hurricane-force winds, torrential rainfall and potentially catastrophic flooding beginning Friday. Lala was less than 700 miles southeast of Hawaii on Thursday morning and moving west with sustained winds of approximately 40 mph....
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