{"id": "1201933315477471239", "title": "Hurricane Local Statement", "adv_date": "2026-08-16T09:08:00Z", "wmo": "HLSHFO", "msg": "377\nWTHW80 PHFO 160908\nHLSHFO\nHIZ001-003-004-006-007-009>011-015>018-022-023-026>054-161715-\n\nHurricane Lala Local Statement Advisory Number 16\nNational Weather Service Honolulu HI  CP012026\n1108 PM HST Sat Aug 15 2026\n\nThis product covers the Hawaiian islands\n\n**LALA REMAINS A HURRICANE AS IT BEGINS TO PULL AWAY FROM THE BIG \nISLAND**\n\nNEW INFORMATION\n---------------\n\n* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n    - None\n\n* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n    - A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Big Island East, Big \n      Island Interior, Big Island North, Big Island South, Big Island \n      Southeast, Big Island Summits, Kohala, and Kona\n    - A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Central Oahu, East \n      Honolulu, Ewa Plain, Haleakala Summit, Honolulu Metro, \n      Kahoolawe, Kauai East, Kauai Mountains, Kauai North, Kauai \n      South, Kauai Southwest, Kipahulu, Koolau Leeward, Koolau \n      Windward, Lanai Leeward, Lanai Mauka, Lanai South, Lanai \n      Windward, Maui Central Valley North, Maui Central Valley South, \n      Maui Leeward West, Maui Windward West, Molokai Leeward South, \n      Molokai North, Molokai Southeast, Molokai West, Molokai \n      Windward, Niihau, Oahu North Shore, Olomana, South Haleakala, \n      South Maui/Upcountry, Waianae Coast, Waianae Mountains, and \n      Windward Haleakala\n\n* STORM INFORMATION:\n    - About 130 miles south-southeast of Honolulu or about 60 miles \n      west of Kailua-Kona\n    - 19.6N 157.0W\n    - Storm Intensity 75 mph\n    - Movement Northwest or 310 degrees at 15 mph\n\nSITUATION OVERVIEW\n------------------\n\nHurricane Lala continues to bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall\nleading to flash flooding, and dangerously high surf to portions of\nthe state. Heavy rain associated with the hurricane extends across the\nBig Island and Maui County tonight and will spread northwest to reach\nOahu early Sunday morning and Kauai later Sunday morning. Hurricane\nLala is now centered west of the Big Island and will continue\ngenerally west-northwestward, tracking south of the island chain\nthrough Sunday. Do not focus on the exact forecast track or intensity\nof Lala as impacts extend well beyond the center of the hurricane. \n\nRainfall between 15 to 25 inches has been observed over the last\n18 hours for the eastern and southern Big Island. Portions of Kau\nDistrict have recently observed rainfall rates of 3 to 5 inches per\nhour, producing catastrophic flash flooding. Flooding rain will\ncontinue for portions of the Big Island of Hawaii as Lala passes. The\nthreat for flooding increases over Maui County tonight through Sunday\nmorning and spreads to the rest of the state through Sunday. Heavy\nrainfall could persist into Monday for some areas, mainly over the\nwestern end of the island chain. Lala is expected to produce\nadditional rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches across the Big Island and\nMaui County and 4 to 6 inches across the remainder of the island\nchain. Locally higher amounts are possible. While the highest rainfall\namounts will be focused over windward areas and higher terrain,\nleeward areas will also have a significant flood risk.\n\nSustained winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts as high as 80 mph are being\nobserved for leeward Kohala and portions of West Maui tonight.\n25 to 35 mph sustained winds with gusts of 40 to 60 mph are also\nongoing along the Saddle Road and large portions of Maui. Hurricane\nconditions, with sustained winds over 74 mph, remain possible across\nthe Big Island through Sunday morning. Tropical storm conditions, with\nsustained winds over 39 mph, are expected for portions of Maui County\nthrough Sunday afternoon and the western islands through Sunday\nevening. It is very important to note that the mountainous terrain of\nthe islands will likely produce localized areas of highly enhanced and\ndamaging winds, even well away from the tropical cyclone center.\n\nEast swell is beginning to subside for the Big Island but is currently\npeaking for Maui County. Surf will continue to build further west,\npeaking early Sunday morning for Oahu and later Sunday morning for\nKauai. Some increase in surf is also possible along exposed\nsouth-facing shores as Lala continues westward. Significant beach\nerosion and overwash are still possible across vulnerable coastal\ninfrastructure. \n\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS\n-----------------\n\n* WIND:\nPotential impacts from the main wind event are now unfolding across \nthe Big Island of Hawaii and Maui County. Remain well sheltered from \nlife-threatening wind having additional extensive impacts. If \nrealized, these impacts include:\n    - Considerable roof damage to sturdy buildings, with some having \n      window, door, and garage door failures leading to structural \n      damage. Mobile homes severely damaged, with some destroyed. \n      Damage accentuated by airborne projectiles. Locations may be \n      uninhabitable for weeks.\n    - Many large trees snapped or uprooted along with fences and \n      roadway signs blown over.\n    - Some roads impassable from large debris, and more within urban \n      or heavily wooded places. Several bridges, causeways, and \n      access routes impassable.\n    - Large areas with power and communications outages.\n\nPotential impacts from the main wind event are also now unfolding \nacross the rest of the state. Remain well sheltered from dangerous \nwind having additional limited to significant impacts.\n\n* FLOODING RAIN:\nPotential impacts from the flooding rain are still unfolding across \nthe Big Island of Hawaii and Maui County. Remain well guarded against \nlife-threatening flood waters having additional devastating impacts.\nIf realized, these impacts include:\n    - Extreme rainfall flooding may prompt numerous evacuations and \n      rescues.\n    - Rivers and tributaries may overwhelmingly overflow their banks \n      in many places with deep moving water. Small streams, creeks, \n      canals, arroyos, and ditches may become raging rivers. In \n      mountain areas, deadly runoff may rage down valleys while \n      increasing susceptibility to rockslides and mudslides. Flood \n      control systems and barriers may become stressed.\n    - Flood waters can enter numerous structures within multiple \n      communities, some structures becoming uninhabitable or washed \n      away. Numerous places where flood waters may cover escape \n      routes. Streets and parking lots become rivers of raging water \n      with underpasses submerged. Driving conditions become very \n      dangerous. Numerous road and bridge closures with some weakened \n      or washed out.\n\nPotential impacts from the flooding rain are still unfolding across \nthe rest of the state. Remain well guarded against life-threatening\nflood waters having additional limited to extensive impacts.\n\n* SURGE:\nPotential impacts from the main surge event are now unfolding across \nthe Big Island of Hawaii and Maui. Remain well away from locally \nhazardous surge having possible limited impacts. If realized, these \nimpacts include:\n    - Localized inundation with storm surge flooding mainly along \n      immediate shorelines and in low-lying spots, or in areas \n      farther inland near where higher surge waters move ashore.\n    - Sections of near-shore roads and parking lots become overspread \n      with surge water. Driving conditions dangerous in places where \n      surge water covers the road.\n    - Moderate beach erosion. Heavy surf also breaching dunes, mainly \n      in usually vulnerable locations. Strong rip currents.\n    - Minor to locally moderate damage to marinas, docks, boardwalks, \n      and piers. A few small craft broken away from moorings.\n\n* TORNADOES:\nPotential impacts from tornadoes are still unfolding across the \nHawaiian islands. Remain well braced against a tornado event having \npossible limited impacts. If realized, these impacts include:\n    - The occurrence of isolated tornadoes can hinder the execution \n      of emergency plans during tropical events.\n    - A few places may experience tornado damage, along with power \n      and communications disruptions.\n    - Locations could realize roofs peeled off buildings, chimneys \n      toppled, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, \n      large tree tops and branches snapped off, shallow-rooted trees \n      knocked over, moving vehicles blown off roads, and small boats \n      pulled from moorings.\n\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS\n----------------------------------\n\n* EVACUATIONS:\nFollow the advice of local officials\n\n* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:\nNow is the time to stay inside and away from windows. Listen for \nupdates and be ready in case you lose electrical power. Keep a \nbattery-powered radio, charged cell phone and flashlight handy.\n\nDuring the peak of the storm be ready to move quickly. Keep your \nshoes on and rain gear handy. Boots and athletic shoes offer the best \nfoot protection if you become unexpectedly exposed to the weather.\n\nKeep your cell phone charged and in power-saving mode. If you lose \npower, use it sparingly and mainly for personal emergencies and \ncheck-ins.\n\nDo not be a thrill seeker or risk your life for senseless photos or \nvideos.\n\nQuickly move to the safest place within your shelter if it begins to \nfail, preferably an interior room on the lowest floor as long as \nflooding is not a concern.\n\nIf you are prone to flooding, be prepared for the possibility of a \nquick and dramatic rise in water levels.\n\n* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:\n- For information on appropriate preparations see ready.gov\n- For information on creating an emergency plan see getagameplan.org\n- For additional disaster preparedness information see redcross.org\n\nNEXT UPDATE\n-----------\n\nThe next local statement will be issued by the National Weather \nService in Honolulu HI around 2 AM HST, or sooner if conditions \nwarrant.\n\n"}