Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Cellphone footage captured the roof of a Hawaii residential home ripped off following intense storms that hit the island state last Saturday.
As people in Hawaii worked to remove massive amounts of debris and fixed damaged infrastructure in the wake of Tropical Storm Lala, forecasters on Wednesday warned of the likelihood of another tropical cyclone forming southeast of the islands.
The death toll from the storm rose to two with the discovery of a man’s body near a highway.
Now well west of Hawaii's main islands, Lala has reached major Category 3 strength with top sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph) on Wednesday in what the National Hurricane Center called the first major hurricane of 2026 in the Central Pacific Ocean. But Hawaiians were put on notice for another storm system, located far to the east-southeast.
The hurricane center said conditions appeared conducive for a tropical depression to form within days.
On Wednesday, Lala was moving to the northwest at 9 mph (15 kph) and was expected to turn toward the north early Thursday.
Cellphone footage captured the roof of a Hawaii residential home ripped off following intense storms that hit the island state last Saturday.
As people in Hawaii worked to remove massive amounts of debris and fixed damaged infrastructure in the wake of Tropical Storm Lala, forecasters on Wednesday warned of the likelihood of another tropical cyclone forming southeast of the islands.
The death toll from the storm rose to two with the discovery of a man’s body near a highway.
Now well west of Hawaii's main islands, Lala has reached major Category 3 strength with top sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph) on Wednesday in what the National Hurricane Center called the first major hurricane of 2026 in the Central Pacific Ocean. But Hawaiians were put on notice for another storm system, located far to the east-southeast.
The hurricane center said conditions appeared conducive for a tropical depression to form within days.
On Wednesday, Lala was moving to the northwest at 9 mph (15 kph) and was expected to turn toward the north early Thursday.
