热带风暴Lala预计于本周六早晨增强为飓风，并逼近夏威夷大岛。[1]若Lala在大岛登陆，这将是自1871年以来该岛首次遭受飓风直接击中。[1]据悉，1871年曾有三级飓风袭击大岛北侧。[1]
截至周五上午晚期，Lala距夏威夷南点东南方向约340英里，最大持续风速为60英里/小时。[1]飓风强度的风速门槛为74英里/小时。[1]官方已对大岛发布飓风警告，大岛部分地区可能面临25英寸的暴雨、山洪和野火风险。[1]州众议员Jeanné Kapela呼吁居民认真对待这场风暴，敦促民众在条件恶化前前往安全地点。[1]夏威夷大部分地区目前仍在从3月份的破坏性洪水中恢复。[1]
Tropical Storm Lala is expected to intensify into a hurricane by Saturday morning as it approaches Hawaii's Big Island, according to the National Hurricane Center.[1] If the system makes landfall on the island, it would mark the first direct hurricane strike since 1871, when a Category 3 hurricane hit the northern side of the island.[1] The threat has prompted officials to issue hurricane warnings for the region.
As of late Friday morning, Lala was positioned approximately 340 miles southeast of Hawaii's southernmost point, with maximum sustained winds of 60 miles per hour.[1] The hurricane-force wind threshold begins at 74 miles per hour.[1] Meteorologist Vanessa Almanza noted this would represent a historic occurrence, stating it would be the "first time since satellites."[1] Parts of the Big Island face potential rainfall reaching 25 inches, along with risks of flash flooding and wildfires.[1]
State Representative Jeanné Kapela urged residents to take the storm seriously and relocate to safe areas before conditions deteriorate.[1] The warning comes as much of Hawaii continues recovery efforts from destructive March flooding.[1]