Hawaii Could see its first hurricane landfall in decades

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Hawaii is bracing for a potential hurricane strike this weekend after Tropical Storm Lala's forecast track shifted north, bringing the strengthening storm...

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The storm's outer bands dump 12 inches of rain on the Big Island as the governor and meteorologists warn residents of potential impacts.[image or embed]
— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle.com) 2:30 PM Aug 15, 2026

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wE'rE aLl gOnNa dIe!!!!

#1 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-08-15 12:14 PM | Reply

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What a freakin ----. It's a storm warning. Not a political statement.

You are not even in Hawaii. And yes people could die. If they don't heed the warnings.

WTF is wrong with you?

#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-08-15 12:36 PM | Reply

WTF is wrong with you?
#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-08-15 12:36 PM | Reply | Flag

It's a fkking tropical storm with max winds of 65mph. I grew up on the Gulf Coast - we see thunderstorms that bad.

#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-08-15 01:17 PM | Reply

"It's a fkking tropical storm with max winds of 65mph."

Yup. And it's still fkkin dangerous.

Now it's a cat 1 with sustained winds over 75mph. With gusts up to 140. .

Lala passed just south of the Big Island Saturday night. If Lala had made landfall, it would have been the first known hurricane landfall there in the modern historical record.

A perfect name for a Leftyturd.

He can put his fingers in his ears and go lala lala lala.

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-08-16 11:34 AM | Reply

I've been offshore in th Atlantic in a tropical storm on my 34' sloop, back in the 90s, rough sailing [only reefed main used], scary, but neither my sloop nor myself were harmed/damaged.
FYI, clocked sustained winds at about 50 knots with gusts higher.

Tropical Storm: Maximum sustained winds between 39 and 73 mph (63 to 118 km/h).

Yes, can be dangerous, but mostly survivable, especially on land. Now when stationed at Clark AB in the Philippines we had the real thing, a Typhoon, and remember driving around base after it passes, seeing a palm tree sticking out of a 3rd story dorm window - now 'thatsa' storm!

#5 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-08-16 02:06 PM | Reply

On land it's not so much the winds that kill in a hurricane. It's the water.

Storm surge and inland flooding from heavy rainfall cause the vast majority of direct deaths during a landfalling hurricane, far outpacing fatalities from high winds. Water-driven hazards account for nearly 90% of all tropical cyclone-related fatalities in the United States, according to the National Hurricane Center.

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-08-16 02:14 PM | Reply

As for hurricanes, been through two, back to back in Louisiana a few years ago* [both caused loss the power - one for 9+ days and the about the same as lived out in the country nearer to the gulf coast] plus two in the FL Keys**. Been there, done that, never was a t-shirt.

* Hurricanes Laura and Delta

** Hurricane Georges in September 1998 (passing just south of Key West), and Hurricane Irene in October 1999 (which passed over Key West and the Lower/Middle Keys)

#7 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-08-16 02:17 PM | Reply

On land it's not so much the winds that kill in a hurricane. It's the water.

No, its the cascading affects on a community that has been hit by a Hurricane.

Study links hurricanes to higher death rates long after storms pass
"In any given month, people are dying earlier than they would have if the storm hadn't hit their community," said senior study author Solomon Hsiang, a professor of environmental social sciences at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. "A big storm will hit, and there's all these cascades of effects where cities are rebuilding or households are displaced or social networks are broken. These cascades have serious consequences for public health."
news.stanford.edu

#8 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-08-16 02:32 PM | Reply

Now it's a cat 1 with sustained winds over 75mph. With gusts up to 140. .

75mph is reached sometimes here in CA during blustery storms, small craft advisory days..

#9 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-08-16 02:35 PM | Reply

Republicans don't believe in Public Health. They proved it during the pandemic.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-16 02:35 PM | Reply