Day 3 · Hawaii Storm Impacts

Lala Batters Hawaii

The storm brought flooding, wind damage and outages while avoiding direct landfall.

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Updated Aug 16, 8:30pm ET

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Tropical Storm Lala was moving away from Hawaii Sunday after weakening from a Category 1 hurricane and passing south of the Big Island without making landfall, leaving more than 200,000 utility customers without power across the islands. One person died in a storm-related car crash on the Big Island, and officials reported at least 100 homes damaged, including some swept off foundations. The storm produced hurricane-force gusts and rainfall totals approaching 3 feet, triggering flash floods, landslides, washed-out roads and river torrents across multiple islands.

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