More than 100,000 without power in Hawaii as Lala downgraded to tropical storm
Forecasters warned of up to 25 inches of rain, 3-foot storm surge and outages for more than 130,000 households.
- Tropical Storm Lala moved away from Hawaii on Sunday after skirting the Big Island on Saturday as a Category 1 hurricane, leaving widespread flooding and power outages in its wake.
- Battering the Big Island's southern coast on Saturday, Lala generated flash floods that swept homes away in Naalehu, in the Kau District, as the system approached from offshore.
- Hawaii Governor Josh Green confirmed one fatality near South Point from a weather-related car accident, while more than 130,000 households across the islands remained without electricity Sunday morning.
- Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for Maui, Oahu, and neighboring islands as the system moves west, raising risks of destructive flooding and dangerous mudslides across the region.
- Forecasters warn of continued torrential rain and dangerous surf conditions, with models indicating the storm could regain hurricane strength by midweek as it moves west of the island chain.
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By Dalia Faheid, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, and meteorologists Tyler Ory and Dakota Smith, CNN. Rain and strong winds continue to sweep across Hawaii after Hurricane Lala passed by the islands overnight, before weakening slightly Sunday morning to a tropical storm with sustained winds of The post Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii, leaving thousands without power and at least 100 homes damaged appeared first on KVIA.
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n1info.rsNearly 130,000 customers in Hawaii were without power today after Hurricane Lala passed close to the Big Island before weakening and being declared a tropical storm.
Hurricane Lala batters Hawaii, tens of thousands cut from power grid
LOS ANGELES — Hurricane Lala brought destructive winds and heavy rainfall to Hawaii's largest island, the Big Island, officials said. Nearly 130,000 electricity customers across the Big Island and neighboring islands were without power overnight into Sunday, according to data…
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