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Moke brushes Hawaii’s Big Island just a week after Hurricane Lala

Headline from KRDO, on the newest of 3 developments

By Meteorologists Tyler Ory, Briana Waxman (CNN) — Tropical Depression Moke is passing well south of Hawaii after weakening Sunday evening, but flooding rainfall is still possible on Monday. Moke is the state’s second tropical threat in a week following Hurricane Lala’s deadly blow to the islands.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Tropical Storm Moke forms in the Pacific Ocean on track to bring more heavy rain to Hawaii’s Big Island

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

  2. Tropical Storm Moke set to dump more heavy rain on hurricane-stricken Hawaii

    Headline from WHDH Boston ·

  3. Newest

    Moke brushes Hawaii’s Big Island just a week after Hurricane Lala

    Headline from KRDO ·

Reports & sources

75 articles, oldest first.

  1. Newsweek

    Tropical Storm Moke to Impact Hawaii This Weekend: Live Tracker Maps, Path (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Tropical Storm Moke is forecast to bring another round of heavy rain, flooding and dangerous surf to Hawaii this weekend.

  2. KAAL Rochester

    Tropical Storm Moke forms on track to bring heavy rain and winds to Hawaii (opens KAAL Rochester)

    Published

    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Moke has formed in the Pacific Ocean. It is on track to bring another round of heavy rain and wind to Hawaii as residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Tropical Storm Moke forms in the Pacific Ocean on track to bring more heavy rain to Hawaii's Big Island (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Tropical Storm Moke forms in the Pacific Ocean on track to bring more heavy rain to Hawaii's Big Island

  4. ABC News

    Tropical Storm Moke develops, expected to bring flooding rains to Hawaii's Big Island (opens ABC News)

    Published

    ABC News's feed description

    A new storm is forecast to bring flooding rain and potential mudslides to Hawaii's Big Island as residents there still recover from last week's Hurricane Lala.

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Tropical Storm Moke nears Hawaii amid Lala recovery (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

    Published

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Tropical Storm Moke is expected to stay south of the Hawaiian Islands this weekend, but emergency officials are watching the system closely as it’s expected to bring up to 15 inches of rain to parts of the already-­saturated Big Island.

  6. West Hawaii Today

    Tropical Storm Moke continues toward Hawaii (opens West Hawaii Today)

    Published

    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    The National Weather Service on Friday afternoon posted a storm watch for the Big Island for late tonight through Monday through Monday afternoon.

  7. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Big Island residents brace for Moke while still recovering from Lala (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

    Published

    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    Just as power is being restored and life has started to go back to normal in some parts of the island following Hurricane Lala, Hawaii County residents are now bracing for Tropical Storm Moke, which is expected to pass south of the island this weekend.

  8. West Hawaii Today

    Big Island residents brace for Moke while still digging out from Lala (opens West Hawaii Today)

    Published

    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    Just as power is being restored and life has started to go back to normal in some parts of the island following Hurricane Lala, Hawaii County residents are now bracing for Tropical Storm Moke, which is expected to pass south of the island this weekend.

  9. Local News 8

    Two storms in two weeks: El Niño has taken down Hawaii’s hurricane force field (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — For the second week in a row, Hawaii is in the crosshairs of an intensifying tropical storm. As of 5 a.m. ET, Tropical Storm Moke was located 545 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. The storm was moving to the west-northwest at 8

  10. KRDO

    Tropical Storm Moke forms in the Pacific, set to impact storm-weary Hawaii (opens KRDO)

    Published

    KRDO's feed description

    By Meteorologists Tyler Ory, Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — Hawaii is eyeing a new tropical threat less than a week after the deadly Hurricane Lala tore through parts of the islands. Tropical Storm Moke is swirling about 550 miles southeast of the eastern coast of the Big Island, a…

  11. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Tropical Storm Moke strengthens slightly; will bring heavy rain to Big Island (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

    Published

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Tropical Storm Moke strengthened slightly overnight and remains on a path that will bring it within a couple of hundred miles south of the Big Island late tonight and even farther south of the rest of the state Sunday and Monday.

  12. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Tropical Storm Moke weakens but is still forecast to bring heavy rain to Big Isle (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

    Published

    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    Tropical Storm Moke weakened this afternoon but is still forecast to bring up to 15 inches of rain to parts of Hawaii Island on Sunday as it starts to pass hundreds of miles south of the state through Monday.

  13. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Tropical Storm Moke advances toward Hawaii as winds strengthen (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Moke has formed in the Pacific Ocean

  14. KYMA Yuma

    Hawaii prepares for Tropical Storm Moke (opens KYMA Yuma)

    Published

    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Preparations are underway in Hawaii ahead of Tropical Storm Moke. The system is on track to bring another round of heavy rain and wind to the Big Island as residents are still recovering from hurricane Lala.

  15. KHON 2 Honolulu

    Tropical Storm Moke 'strengthens a little' as it nears Hawaiʻi Island: NWS (opens KHON 2 Honolulu)

    Published

    KHON 2 Honolulu's feed description

    The National Weather Service reported Tropical Storm Moke strengthened a little as of an early update on Saturday, Aug. 22.

  16. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Tropical Storm Moke set to impact storm-weary Hawaii (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

    Published

    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Meteorologists Tyler Ory, Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — Hawaii is eyeing a new tropical threat less than a week after the deadly Hurricane Lala tore through parts of the islands. Tropical Storm Moke is swirling about 450 miles southeast of the eastern coast of the Big Island, a…

  17. CBS News

    Tropical Storm Moke expected to bring up to 15 inches of rain in Hawaii (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Hawaii is still cleaning up from Hurricane Lala, which dumped massive amounts of rain on the islands.

  18. AL.com

    Another tropical threat puts Hawaii back on alert (opens AL.com)

    Published

    AL.com's feed description

    Tropical Storm Moke is moving toward Hawaii as residents continue recovering from Hurricane Lala.

  19. The Guardian

    Tropical Storm Moke poised to slam into Hawaii just days after Hurricane Lala (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Weather service warns of flooding and mudslides, particularly in areas strongly affected by previous storm Tropical Storm Moke is poised to slam into the south of Hawaii’s islands with forecasters predicting heavy rains and strong winds on Saturday evening, just days after the region was devastated …

  20. Al Jazeera

    Tropical Storm Moke advances towards Hawaii with heavy rain, strong winds (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    For the second week in a row, Hawaii Island, also known as the Big Island, faces threats from an intensifying storm.

  21. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Big Island faces risk of flooding and landslides as storm Moke approaches Hawaii (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

    Published

    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    Tropical Storm Moke is approaching Hawaii and is expected to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds to the Big Island as residents recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Lala.

  22. UPI

    Tropical Storm Moke forecast to cause heavy rain, flooding in Hawaii (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    Tropical Storm Moke was on a path to sideswipe Hawaii on Saturday but still be potent enough to produce heavy rain and life-threatening flooding.

  23. Just the News

    Tropical Storm Moke brings new flood threat to Hawaii as residents recover from Hurricane Lala (opens Just the News)

    Published

    Just the News's feed description

    Forecasters warned that Moke could dump more than a foot of rain in some areas

  24. KHON 2 Honolulu

    Tropical storm Moke approaches Big Island as residents struggle without power (opens KHON 2 Honolulu)

    Published

    KHON 2 Honolulu's feed description

    As tropical storm Moke approaches the Big Island, residents in Pahala and Volcano continue to struggle with a week-long loss of power and water following recent flooding from Lala.

  25. The Garden Island

    TS Moke threatens more rain (opens The Garden Island)

    Published

    The Garden Island's feed description

    Tropical Storm Moke will bring a chance of heavy rain and strong winds to Hawaii as it swings by the island chain a couple of hundred miles to the south Saturday night into Monday.

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