Duuufaan Lala Oo Mar Kale Noqotay Duufaan Kulayl Ah Oo Roobab iyo Dabaylo Ku Abuuray Hawaii
Duuufaan Lala ayaa Axadii noqotay duufaan kulayl ah kadib markii ay ag martay Hawaii iyada oo aan dhulka taaban, laakiin waxay wali keentay roobab mahiigaan ah iyo dabaylo xooggan. Waxaa la filayay roob gaaraya ku dhawaad seddex foot (hal mitir) oo ku da'aya meelaha dabaysha ka dambeeya.
Saamaynta Goobta iyo Burburka
In ka badan 130,000 qoys ayaa koronto la'aa ah Axadii subaxnimo ku dhex jirta seddexda jasiiradood ee ugu weyn Hawaii, ayadoo ugu yaraan seddex isbitaal ay ku shaqeynayeen koronto-mishiin, sida uu sheegay Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Josh Green.
Ugu yaraan hal qof ayaa ku dhintay shil baabuur agagaarka South Point ee Big Island, halka 19 saqaf ay lumiyeen duufaanta. Howlgal badbaadin ah oo ay wadaan Civil Defense, National Guard iyo Coast Guard ayaa bilaabmay kadib markii daadad xooggan ay guryo deggan kala qaadeen Na'alehu iyo Wai'ohinu.
Dabaylaha iyo Digniinaha
Digniinaha duufaan kulayl ah ayaa shaqada ku jira jasiiradaha Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Oahu, Kauai iyo Niihau. Marka la gaadhay 2 saacadood subaxnimo Axadii, Lala waxay ahayd 105 mayl (170 km) waqooyi-galbeed Kailua-Kona iyo 100 mayl (160 km) koonfur Honolulu.
Lala waxay sii hayaysaa dabaylo gaaraya 70 mph (110 kph) oo u guulaysa waqooyi-galbeed xawaare 15 mph (24 kmh). Saadaaliyayaashu waxay filayaan inay dib u noqoto duufaan Axad-duleed kadib markii ay ka fogaato jasiiradaha. Dabaylaha ayaa gaaraya 175 mayl (280 km) xagga bannaanka.
Diyaargarowga Dadka Degan
Christine Matsuda oo ku tiraahda Waimea ayaa tiri 'big gusts every few minutes rattle the whole house.' Mike Caputo oo degan Keaau ayaa sheegay inuu diyaar u yahay mishiinka korontada iyo haantiisa biyaha oo ah 10,000 gallon (37.8 kiloliter) ay buuxaan.
Bobby Camara, oo 75 jir ah oo noloshiisa oo dhan ku noolaa Hawaii, ayaa sheegay inuu damacsanaa inuu 'hunker down, cross my fingers, hope the lights don't go out' agagaarka Hilo. Xarunta Duufaannada Qaranka waxay digniin gelisay in dabaylaha buuraha ay ka xoog badan yihiin 30%.
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after passing just west of Hawaii without making landfall, yet it delivered hurricane-force gusts, torrential rain and widespread power outages across the islands.
Storm Weakening and Position
Lala, which had been a hurricane, dropped to tropical storm status Sunday as it moved northwest at about 15 mph (24 kmh) with top winds of 70 mph (110 kph). As of 2 a.m. Sunday in Hawaii, the system was centered roughly 105 miles (170 km) west-northwest of Kailua-Kona and about 100 miles (160 km) south of Honolulu, with tropical-storm-force winds extending up to 175 miles (280 km) from its center.
Forecasters expect Lala to regain hurricane strength midweek once it is well west of the island chain. Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Oahu, Kauai and Niihau as the storm continues its westward track.
Rainfall, Flooding and Power Losses
The storm dumped heavy rain across the islands, with the National Hurricane Center predicting 8 to 12 inches (20.3 to 30.5 cm) across Maui and the lower elevations of the Big Island, and 4 to 6 inches (10.2 to 15.2 cm) across the island chain. Some higher-altitude areas on the Big Island could receive as much as 35 inches (89 cm) of rain, turning rivers into raging torrents and threatening mudslides.
More than 130,000 households were without power Sunday morning across Hawaii's three largest islands, and at least three hospitals were operating on generator power, Governor Josh Green said. The National Hurricane Center warned that wind speeds atop mountains and on the windward and leeward slopes are often up to 30% stronger than the near-surface winds used to categorize storms.
Casualties, Damage and Rescue Efforts
At least one person died in a car accident in the South Point area of the Big Island, and 19 roofs were lost in the storm, the governor said Saturday evening. He added that crews had already responded to more than 30 sites impacted by road damage and flooding.
A search-and-rescue mission involving Civil Defense, the National Guard and Coast Guard was launched after flash floods swept several occupied homes off their foundations in the coastal communities of Na'alehu and Wai'ohinu, Hawaii County Mayor Kimo Alameda said. 'What makes this very challenging is that there's rushing water, there's debris, and there's boulders on the road and it's dark,' Alameda said.
