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A rare hurricane landfall threat for Hawaii's Big Island as strengthening Tropical Storm Lala nears

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, forecasters said Friday, bringing heavy rains that can cause destructive flooding and strong winds that can fuel wildfires.

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  1. Kokomo Tribune

    Tropical Storm Lala forms in the Pacific and a hurricane watch is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii, forecasters say (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Tropical Storm Lala forms in the Pacific and a hurricane watch is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii, forecasters say.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Tropical Storm Lala forms in the Pacific and hurricane watch is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lala has formed in the Pacific Ocean and a hurricane watch has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Hurricane warning is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala approaches (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and a hurricane warning has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii, where it could bring heavy rain and flooding this weekend, forecasters said.

  4. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Tropical Storm Lala forecast and track: Storm expected to become hurricane (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Tropical Storm Lala continues to track through the central Pacific Ocean and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island of Hawaii.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Hurricane warning issued for the Big Island of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala approaches (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The National Hurricane Center says the storm could become a hurricane and bring rain to the Hawaiian Islands starting late Friday as well as high winds and dangerous surf.

  6. WTNH New Haven

    Tropical Storm Lala forecast to become hurricane by Saturday: NWS (opens WTNH New Haven)

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    WTNH New Haven's feed description

    Tropical Storm Lala will likely intensify into a hurricane, threatening Hawaii Island with up to 25 inches of rain.

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    A rare hurricane landfall threat for Hawaii's Big Island as strengthening Tropical Storm Lala nears (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, forecasters said Friday, bringing heavy rains that can cause destructive flooding and strong winds that can fuel wildfires.

  8. WDIO Duluth

    Hawaii’s Big Island under rare hurricane landfall threat as Tropical Storm Lala strengthens (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches Hawaii's Big Island. The National Hurricane Center predicts that it could be at hurricane status by early Saturday. If it makes landfall as a hurricane, it would be the first to do so since 1871.

  9. WDIO Duluth

    A rare hurricane landfall threat for Hawaii’s Big Island as Lala nears (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches Hawaii's Big Island. The National Hurricane Center predicts that it could be at hurricane status by early Saturday. If it makes landfall as a hurricane, it would be the first to do so since 1871.

  10. HuffPost

    Tropical Storm Lala Could Be Hurricane By Time It Hits Hawaii's Big Island (opens HuffPost)

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    HuffPost's feed description

    The National Hurricane Center said Lala should be at hurricane strength by the time it approaches the Big Island early Saturday.

  11. Phys

    Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Niño stirs Pacific (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    A strengthening tropical storm named Lala is set to hit Hawaii's Big Island with hurricane-force gales on Saturday, bringing dangerous winds, rainfall and heavy surf.

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