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Storm Lala Strengthens to Hurricane, Nears Hawaii's Big Island
Hurricane Lala, the first to threaten Hawaii since 1992, is 85 miles from the Big Island with 75 mph winds and up to 20 inches of rain. Airlines canceled 111 flights.
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Pacific storm Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Saturday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Top winds reached 75 miles per hour, up from 65 mph earlier. The storm was 85 miles from South Point on the Big Island, already lashing the island chain with heavy rain and gusty winds.
“Hurricane conditions expected later today” on the Big Island, Robbie Berg, a warning coordination meteorologist at the center, wrote in his forecast. If Lala maintains its strength and makes landfall as a hurricane, it will be the first storm to hit the islands with that power since 1992.