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Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane near Hawaii’s Big Island Saturday, bringing dangerous winds, heavy rain, flooding and mudslide threats.
Hurricane Lala is forecast to bring heavy rain and life-threatening flooding to Hawaii this weekend.
Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane near Hawaii’s Big Island Saturday, bringing dangerous winds, heavy rain, flooding and mudslide threats.
Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane near Hawaii’s Big Island Saturday, bringing dangerous winds, heavy rain, flooding and mudslide threats.
Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane near Hawaii’s Big Island Saturday, bringing dangerous winds, heavy rain, flooding and mudslide threats.
Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane near Hawaii’s Big Island Saturday, bringing dangerous winds, heavy rain, flooding and mudslide threats.
Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane near Hawaii’s Big Island Saturday, bringing dangerous winds, heavy rain, flooding and mudslide threats.
Lala has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane as it continues to track through the central Pacific Ocean, approaching the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday.
Hawaii’s Big Island was threatened Saturday with its first possible direct hit from a hurricane in 155 years as Hurricane Lala roared in the Pacific Ocean and gusty wind, waves and rain pou...
The National Hurricane Center said Lala’s maximum sustained winds increased to 75 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane.
In a worst-case scenario, category one Lala could dump up to 25in (63cm) of rain on Big Island.
Hawaii’s Big Island was seeing heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday as Lala gained strength, with conditions expected to deteriorate in the hours ahead. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports.
Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make landfall on Hawaii’s Big Island, the National Hurricane Center said. Lala’s maximum sustained winds increased to 75 mph (120 kph), the hurri...
Hurricane Lala passes by Hawaii Saturday and could bring hurricane force winds and flooding to the Big Island. The Atlantic has gone completely quiet for the next 7 days.
HAWAII is bracing for what has the potential to be its first hurricane in 155 years as a Tropical Storm gains strength in the region. Big Island was threatened on Saturday with the first po...
HAWAII is bracing for what has the potential to be its first hurricane in 155 years as a Tropical Storm gains strength in the region. Big Island was threatened on Saturday with the first po...
Hurricane Lala is headed toward Hawaii's Big Island. If it makes landfall there, it'd be the first hurricane to do so since 1871.
Hurricane Lala strengthened as it approached Hawaii’s Big Island, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and the threat of flooding and mudslides.
Hawaii’s Big Island, already experiencing high winds and heavy rains, is bracing itself for a rare landfall after Lala strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane.
Lala has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, packing winds of up to 120kmh.
The National Hurricane Center said Lala’s maximum sustained winds increased to 120 kph, making it a Category 1 hurricane
The eye wall was forecast to move over or near the island’s southern end by the evening, lashing its worst winds at volcanic slopes thousands of feet above sea level.
Pacific storm Lala strengthened into a hurricane as it edged closer to Hawaii’s Big Island, where it will make possible landfall on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Lala’s...
Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make a rare landfall on Hawaii's Big Island.
Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make a rare landfall on Hawaii's Big Island.
Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make a rare landfall on Hawaii's Big Island.
Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make a rare landfall on Hawaii's Big Island.
Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make a rare landfall on Hawaii's Big Island.
Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make a rare landfall on Hawaii’s Big Island.
The Big Island has not experienced a direct hurricane landfall in 155 years
The National Hurricane Center said Lala’s maximum sustained winds increased to 75 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane.
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