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Hurricane Lala Strengthens While Moving West Away From Hawaii

Forecasters said the storm reached Category 3 strength and was expected to stay a hurricane for several days.

  • The National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a hurricane warning for the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands late Tuesday after a storm system strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane.
  • Before strengthening, the system battered parts of Hawaii on Sunday, August 16, 2026, as a tropical storm, passing without making landfall before moving west and rapidly intensifying.
  • Moving west-northwest at 125 mph, the hurricane is located about 335 miles south-southeast of Maro Reef, and forecasters expect it to remain a hurricane for several days.
  • Hurricane conditions are expected within 36 hours for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, marking this as the first major hurricane of 2026 in the Central Pacific.
  • Crews are working to restore power and clean up debris along the Hawai'i Belt Road near Pahala following the severe weather that passed through Hawaii on Sunday.
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Hurricane Lala strengthens while moving west away from Hawaii

A storm system moving west away from Hawaii has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane.

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Forecasters warn another tropical system could be brewing southeast of Hawaii after Lala left 2 dead

Forecasters are warning of the likelihood of another tropical cyclone that could approach Hawaii by the weekend after Lala left two people dead.

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CW39 Houston broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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