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Tropical Storm Lala rakes Hawaii with high winds and rain without making landfall

Headline from The Columbian, from the development of Aug 15, 2026

Newest development Aug 17, 2026 · 3 reportsHawaii faces life-threatening flooding following Hurricane Lala

Hurricane Lala weakened Sunday to a tropical storm after raking Hawaii without making landfall, its heavy rains and winds strong enough to sweep around 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island, officials said.

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    Tropical Storm Lala rakes Hawaii with high winds and rain without making landfall

    Headline from The Columbian ·

  2. Newest

    Hawaii faces life-threatening flooding following Hurricane Lala

    Headline from Deseret News ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

26 articles, oldest first.

  1. Honolulu Civil Beat

    How Is Climate Change Shaping Tropical Storm Lala? (opens Honolulu Civil Beat)

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    Honolulu Civil Beat's feed description

    The storm will likely make landfall Saturday on the Big Island as a hurricane, the first storm to do so in recent history.

  2. CBS News

    Downpours flood the Midwest as Lala barrels toward Hawaii (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Tropical Storm Lala threatens Hawaii's Big Island with rainfall and strong winds. Meanwhile, relentless rain floods parts of the Midwest. Lana Zak reports from the banks of the rising Iowa River, and John Elliott has the forecast.

  3. Honolulu Civil Beat

    Hurricane Lala Brings Rain And Strong Winds, Thousands On Hawaiʻi Island Lose Power (opens Honolulu Civil Beat)

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    Honolulu Civil Beat's feed description

    Water was surging in local rivers on Saturday morning as residents hunkered down.

  4. New York Post

    Hurricane Lala leaves thousands without power in Hawaii amid ‘life-threatening’ conditions (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Hawaiian Electric warned customers to expect “possible extended outages, potentially overnight,” as the storm system made its way westward across Hawaii.

  5. Honolulu Civil Beat

    Hurricane Lala: Maui, Honolulu And Kauaʻi Counties Face Storm Impacts (opens Honolulu Civil Beat)

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    Honolulu Civil Beat's feed description

    Thousands faced power outages as these islands, home to more than 1.2 million people, remained under a tropical storm warning.

  6. France 24

    US : Hawaii narrowly avoids direct hit as Hurricane Lala brings strong weather (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Hawaii has narrowly avoided a historic direct hit from Hurricane Lala, but torrential rain and hurricane-force winds are still causing widespread flooding, mudslides and power outages across the islands.

  7. Newsweek

    Hurricane Lala Tracker as Storm Sparks Power Outage in Hawaii (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Hurricane Lala leaves 88,000+ without power in Hawaii as flooding, damaging winds and outages disrupt islands.

  8. New York Post

    Tropical storm Lala kills 1, sweeps away homes as flooding hits Hawaii (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    At least one person was killed in a storm-related car crash on Hawaii’s Big Island as Hurricane Lala struck late Saturday night. Gov. Josh Green confirmed the death, along with 19 roofs ripped off buildings after what he described as an “enormous storm.

  9. End Time Headlines

    Hurricane Lala has killed at least one in Hawaii as rapid moving floods sweep away homes (opens End Time Headlines)

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    End Time Headlines's feed description

    One person has died in a storm-related incident as Hurricane Lala pounded Hawaii’s Big Island with powerful winds and torrential rain, according to a report from the Daily Mail. The Category 1 storm is pushing past the Hawaiian Islands without making landfall, yet it has already triggered dangerous …

  10. Al Jazeera

    Hurricane Lala weakens to a tropical storm, but flooding persists in Hawaii (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The devastating hurricane grazes the Big Island in Hawaii in the US, but avoids making landfall.

  11. UPI

    Hurricane Lala brings flooding to Hawaii; one dead (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday morning after bringing flooding to the Hawaiian islands, killing one person, local officials said.

  12. Q13fox

    Lala weakens to tropical storm, batters Hawaii with flooding and wind; 1 dead (opens Q13fox)

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    Q13fox's feed description

    Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday.

  13. Local News 8

    Thousands without power and at least 100 homes damaged after Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Dalia Faheid, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, Meteorologists Tyler Ory and Dakota Smith (CNN) — Flooding rain and strong winds are continuing to move through Hawaii after Hurricane Lala passed by the islands overnight, before weakening slightly Sunday morning to a tropical storm with 65 mph sustained…

  14. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and high winds across the Hawaiian islands (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Hurricane Lala has weakened to a tropical storm after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it's not done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts

  15. HuffPost

    Lala Weakens To Tropical Storm While Still Sending Drenching Rain Across Hawaii (opens HuffPost)

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    HuffPost's feed description

    The storm reached a total of nearly three feet of rain in some places and sent raging torrents down mountain slopes.

  16. Triblive

    Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and damaging wind across the Hawaiian islands (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after its eyewall skirted Hawaii without making landfall. But it continued to punish the state with hurricane-force gusts and pounding rain, reaching a total of nearly three feet in places and sending raging torrents down mountain slopes.

  17. NBC News

    Hawaii flooded by Lala with thousands without power (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it still punished the Big Island with heavy rain and strong wind gusts. More than three feet of rain fell in some places, and all that water turned rivers into raging torrents.

  18. The Columbian

    Tropical Storm Lala rakes Hawaii with high winds and rain without making landfall (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    Hurricane Lala weakened Sunday to a tropical storm after raking Hawaii without making landfall, its heavy rains and winds strong enough to sweep around 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island, officials said.

  19. CBS News

    Hurricane Lala hits Hawaii, weakens to tropical storm (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Big Island of Hawaii was sideswiped by Hurricane Lala this weekend. While it avoided a direct hit, the governor said at least 100 homes were damaged or lost. Lala is now a tropical storm, but the danger is not over for the island chain. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

  20. Phys

    Hawaii recovery efforts begin as Lala is downgraded, moves west (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    Clean-up efforts were underway Sunday as Hurricane Lala, which was downgraded to a tropical storm, rolled past Hawaii's Big Island and dumped heavy rain across the U.S. Pacific state.

  21. Local News 8

    Tens of thousands without power and more than 100 homes damaged as Tropical Storm Lala moves away from Hawaii (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    CNN, KGMB, KHNL, KITV, SEAN YARBENET, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION By Dalia Faheid, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, Meteorologists Tyler Ory and Dakota Smith (CNN) — Tropical Storm Lala, which brought dangerous flooding, strong winds and a massive power outage throughout Hawaii, is beginning to e…

  22. WCBD News 2

    Muddy cleanup ahead as Tropical Storm Lala moves west of Hawaii (opens WCBD News 2)

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    WCBD News 2's feed description

    HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala left behind a muddy mess Monday caused by intense rainfall and flooding as it moved past Hawaii's main islands. Lala weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday after lashing the state without making landfall.

  23. Deseret News

    Hawaii faces life-threatening flooding following Hurricane Lala (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Hurricane Lala moved past Hawaii’s big island Saturday without making landfall, but tropic storm force winds and heavy rainfall that made its way onshore left damage in the storm’s wake. “Big Island got hit really hard,” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Sunday.

  24. American Catholic Tribune

    Hurricane Lala causes damage and displacement on Hawaiʻi and Maui islands (opens American Catholic Tribune)

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    American Catholic Tribune's feed description

    Hurricane Lala caused severe flooding and displacement across Hawaiʻi and Maui over the weekend. A new relief fund has been established by local faith leaders as recovery efforts begin. The Diocese of Honolulu is calling for donations and prayers from community members.

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