Hawaii still recovers from Hurricane Lala and prepares for a possible cyclone
- Hawaii communities were still dealing with damage from Hurricane Lala, which ripped roofs off homes, knocked down trees, covered roads with mud and rocks, and left thousands without power.
- Forecasters warned that a tropical depression southeast of the islands could become a tropical storm and pass near or south of the Big Island this weekend.
- The Central Pacific Hurricane Center said the system could bring as much as 15 inches of rain to the Big Island, raising the risk of flooding, landslides and dangerous surf.
- Officials said Hurricane Lala has been linked to two deaths in Hawaii, including an older man found after a welfare check and 93-year-old May Doi, who was found after neighbors said she tried to escape floodwaters.
- About 13,200 Hawaiian Electric customers on the Big Island were still without power on Thursday, and repairs in heavily damaged areas could take at least two weeks.
Hawaii was still recovering from Hurricane Lala as officials monitored another storm system that could affect the islands in the coming days. The weekend hurricane damaged homes, roads and utility service across parts of the state, and thousands of customers remained without electricity on Thursday.
Weather officials said a west- and northwest-moving depression southeast of the islands could strengthen into a tropical storm and pass near or south of the Big Island this weekend. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center warned that the system could bring heavy rain, flooding, landslides and strong rip currents.
Hurricane Lala had already produced major impacts on the Big Island, including severe rainfall, washed-out roads, damaged bridges and collapsed sections of roadway that cut off access to some communities. The storm was also tied to two deaths in the state.
State officials, including Governor Josh Green, planned to brief the public on the potential new cyclone and the ongoing recovery effort. In remote parts of the Hawaiian archipelago, a charter boat carrying a 16-person crew working on marine debris also moved out of the storm’s expected path.
夏威夷在飓风拉拉后继续恢复，并准备迎接可能形成的热带气旋
在夏威夷，飓风拉拉过后，州内仍在持续恢复之际，官员也在监测另一个可能在未来几天影响群岛的天气系统。这场周末袭击的飓风损坏了部分地区的住宅、道路和公共服务，周四仍有数千户用户没有恢复供电。
气象部门表示，位于群岛东南方、正向西和西北移动的一个热带低压可能增强为热带风暴，并在本周末接近或从夏威夷大岛南侧经过。中太平洋飓风中心警告，这一系统可能带来强降雨、洪水、山体滑坡和危险离岸流。
拉拉此前已在大岛造成严重影响，包括强降雨、道路被冲毁、桥梁受损，以及部分公路路段坍塌，导致一些社区交通中断。该风暴还与夏威夷州内两人死亡有关。
包括州长乔希·格林在内的州政府官员计划就这一潜在新气旋和持续中的救援恢复工作向公众通报情况。在夏威夷群岛较偏远的海域，一艘载有16人船员、从事海洋垃圾清理工作的包船也已驶离预计风暴路径。