Hawaii, Lowell and Hurricane
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It became one of the strongest hurricanes of 2026 Wednesday. A sharp north turn ahead could put parts of Hawaii in danger. Here's what you need to know.
Category 4 Hurricane Lowell is now spinning south of Hawaii. Farther east, Tropical Storm Marie is a bit of a question mark for Southern California.
Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Saturday as it approached Hawaii’s Big Island, bringing increasingly dangerous winds, heavy rain and the threat of life-threatening flooding to the state.
Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii’s Big Island this weekend, forecasters said Friday, bringing heavy rains that can cause destructive flooding and strong winds that can fuel wildfires.
Official forecasts keep Lowell to the south of Hawaii as it passes Thursday into Friday.