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Tropical Storm Lala Tracking West-Northwest Toward Hawaii at 60 mph

Reported positions for the storm differ, and no observed land impacts appear in the verified facts.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 15, 2026, 11:26 a.m. ET
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was carrying sustained winds of 60 mph, according to reporting by Fox 13 Seattle and the Guardian. Fox 13 Seattle reported the storm was moving , in an advisory it gave as issued at 8:00-10:00 a.m. on 14 August 2026. Accounts of the storm's position differ. Fox 13 Seattle placed it , while the Guardian reported it was . Neither figure can be reconciled from the material to hand. The system has been named and classified as a , according to reporting by Big Island Now, Hawaii News Now, Fox 13 Seattle and the Guardian. No confirmed account of conditions observed on land — rainfall, wind damage or flooding — is available in the reporting to hand. The storm's future track and intensity are not established here, and no casualty or damage figures have been reported. Figures beyond those attributed above should not be inferred.

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Revision history

  1. Version 415 Aug 2026, 15:26current

    Added Big Island Now to the outlets attributed for the storm's name and classification; no new figures available.

  2. Version 314 Aug 2026, 20:43

    Added Fox 13 Seattle's conflicting position (365 miles ESE of Hilo, 580 miles ESE of Honolulu), the storm's west-northwest movement at 12 mph, and the advisory issue time.

  3. Version 214 Aug 2026, 18:43

    Added the date of the reporting and an explicit note that no casualty or damage figures have been reported; no new facts have emerged on position or wind speed.

  4. Version 114 Aug 2026, 07:37current

    First published.

  5. Version 114 Aug 2026, 18:38

    First published.

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