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Hawaii prepares for incoming tropical system
Potential Tropical Cyclone One-C threatens Hawaii with tropical storm conditions, heavy rain, and high winds this weekend. State and local officials across multiple islands are issuing guidance and urging residents to prepare emergency plans amid ongoing recovery from previous weather events.
This is a long-running storyline that has developed over 9 days. The homepage highlights its most recent activity, so the outlet count there reflects the latest wave. The totals above cover the full run.
HawaiiPotential Tropical Cyclone One-CMayor BlangiardiNational Hurricane CenterHECO
2026-08-21
2026-08-20
2026-08-17
- PHOTOS, VIDEOS: Lala leaves trail of damage across Hawaiʻi
- Monday Weather Forecast | Lala brings powerful winds, more than 3 ft of rain to Hawaii
- Tropical Storm Warning lifted for Oahu, hazards remain
- Lala downgraded to tropical storm, but damaging winds, heavy rain to persist across Hawaii
- Lala downgraded to tropical storm, but damaging winds, heavy rain to persist across Hawaii
- Lala downgraded to tropical storm, but damaging winds, heavy rain to persist across Hawaii
2026-08-16
- Hurricane Lala skirts Hawaii’s Big Island without making landfall as heavy wind, rain lash region
- Two homes swept away in Naalehu from Hurricane Lala's heavy rain
- Worst of Hurricane Lala expected overnight on Oahu
- Hurricane Lala: Maui, Honolulu And Kauaʻi Counties Face Storm Impacts
- Hurricane Lala skirts Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall as heavy wind, rain lash region
- TRACKING LALA | Hurricane Lala's eyewall brushes Big Island but avoids official landfall
2026-08-15
- How to stay busy while hunkering down for Hurricane Lala
- Hawaii’s Big Island under rare hurricane landfall threat as Tropical Storm Lala strengthens
- Hawaii's Big Island under rare hurricane landfall threat as Tropical Storm Lala strengthens
- Weekend Island Weather - Hurricane and tropical storm conditions are expected this weekend as Lala moves through the islands
- City officials urge Oʻahu residents to prepare now as Tropical Storm Lala approaches
- Tropical Storm Lala forecast to become hurricane by Saturday: NWS
- People on Big Island are taking this storm seriously as they continue to prepare for Lala
- Gov. Green, officials provide updates on Tropical Storm Lala
- TRACKING LALA | Oahu and Kauai under Tropical Storm Warning, Hawaii under Flood Watch as Lala approaches
- Gov. Green, emergency officials hold briefing on preparations for Tropical Storm Lala
- How Is Climate Change Shaping Tropical Storm Lala?
- Mayor, City responders update Oʻahu storm prep as Lala nears
- A rare hurricane landfall threat for Hawaii's Big Island as strengthening Tropical Storm Lala nears
2026-08-14
- Tropical Storm Lala forecast and track: Storm expected to become hurricane
- Tropical Storm Lala forecast and track: Storm expected to become hurricane
- Tropical Storm Lala forecast and track: Storm expected to become hurricane
- Hurricane warning issued for Hawaii’s Big Island as Tropical Storm Lala nears
- Tropical Storm Lala steady as a tropical storm, forecast to become a hurricane
- Tropical Storm Lala prompts interisland flight changes
- TRACKING LALA | Hurricane Warning issued as Tropical Storm Lala nears Hawaii
- Thursday Evening Forecast - Hurricane Warning is in effect for Hawaii Island as Lala approaches
- Closures, shelters open on Big Island as Tropical Storm Lala approaches
- City urges checks on loved ones as Tropical Storm Lala nears
- Lala disrupts weekend plans across Oahu
- Hurricane Lala closures and evacuation shelters in Hawaii
- Maui, Oahu prepare for potential impacts from Tropical Storm Lala
- County agriculture department encourages farmers to prepare before Lala
- Hawaiʻi declares state of emergency as Tropical Storm Lala approaches
- Hawaiʻi's emergency plan: The first 24 hours after a storm
- Big Island public schools remain open Friday ahead of Tropical Storm Lala
- Big Island community advised to prepare for impacts from Tropical Storm Lala