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Coverage dated August 15, 2026

Lala strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it nears Hawaii’s Big Island

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

HONOLULU (AP) — Lala strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it nears Hawaii’s Big Island.

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    Lala strengthens into a hurricane and bears down on Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain, winds (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    This satellite image released by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Lala over the Pacific Ocean, near Hawaii, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026.

  2. KOB 4

    Hawaii’s Big Island lashed by rain and wind as Tropical Storm Lala strengthens (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Tropical Storm Lala is already whipping and soaking Hawaii's Big Island and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Saturday. The National Hurricane Center has issued a rare hurricane warning for the island, and if it does make landfall, that would be a first since 1871.

  3. KOB 4

    Hurricane Lala skirts Hawaii’s Big Island without making landfall as heavy wind, rain lash region (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Hurricane Lala has skirted Hawaii’s Big Island without making landfall and is expected to weaken after lashing the region with strong winds and drenching rain. The eye of the storm passed the island's southern tip without making landfall.

  4. KOB 4

    Hawaii’s Big Island lashed by rain and wind as Tropical Storm Lala closes in (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Tropical Storm Lala is already whipping and soaking Hawaii's Big Island and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Saturday. The National Hurricane Center has issued a rare hurricane warning for the island, and if it does make landfall, that would be a first since 1871.

  5. WTOP Washington DC

    Lala strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it nears Hawaii’s Big Island (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    HONOLULU (AP) — Lala strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it nears Hawaii’s Big Island.

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