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🌀 Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 storm Saturday as it approached Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. Forecasters said its eyewall could pass over or near the island’s southern end later in the day.
A hurricane warning was in effect for Hawaiʻi County, while tropical-storm warnings covered the rest of the main island chain. Tropical-storm-force winds extended up to 220 miles from Lala’s center.
🌧️ Forecasts called for 8–12 inches of rain across Maui and lower elevations of the Big Island, with up to 25 inches possible at higher elevations. Forecasters warned of flash flooding, mudslides, dangerous surf, fallen trees and power disruptions.
The threat is unusual because direct hurricane landfalls in Hawaiʻi are rare, but officials stressed that damaging effects can occur without a direct hit. Shelters opened and residents were urged to finish preparations as the storm moved westward.
The National Hurricane Center was expected to continue issuing advisories as Lala moved near the islands. Its eventual landfall status, peak intensity and damage were not yet known.
https://nutanica.com/Hurricane_Lala
A hurricane warning was in effect for Hawaiʻi County, while tropical-storm warnings covered the rest of the main island chain. Tropical-storm-force winds extended up to 220 miles from Lala’s center.
🌧️ Forecasts called for 8–12 inches of rain across Maui and lower elevations of the Big Island, with up to 25 inches possible at higher elevations. Forecasters warned of flash flooding, mudslides, dangerous surf, fallen trees and power disruptions.
The threat is unusual because direct hurricane landfalls in Hawaiʻi are rare, but officials stressed that damaging effects can occur without a direct hit. Shelters opened and residents were urged to finish preparations as the storm moved westward.
The National Hurricane Center was expected to continue issuing advisories as Lala moved near the islands. Its eventual landfall status, peak intensity and damage were not yet known.
https://nutanica.com/Hurricane_Lala
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