Lala strengthens into a hurricane and bears down on Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain, winds

Source ABC Local
Original Load Date Aug. 15, 2026, 3 p.m.
Last Updated Aug. 15, 2026, 3 p.m.
Original URL https://abc7chicago.com/story/tropical-storm-lala-strengthens-hurricane-forecasters-say/19683880/

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HONOLULU -- Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make a rare landfall on Hawaii's Big Island. The National Hurricane Center said Lala's maximum sustained winds increased to 75 mph (120 kph), making it a Category 1 hurricane, and the eyewall was forecast to move over or near the island's sou...