Hawaii Emerges From Threat As Storm Veers Away From Islands
Weather officials dropped all warnings Saturday after tropical storm Lane weakened and turned away from Hawaii.
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Weather officials dropped all warnings Saturday after tropical storm Lane weakened and turned away from Hawaii.
Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm on Friday as it headed toward the Hawaiian islands.
Hurricane Lane barreled toward Hawaii on Friday, dumping torrential rains that inundated the Big Island's main city.
Sirens wailed while workers piled sandbags in front of hotels and police blared warnings to tourists to leave the world-famous Waikiki Beach as Hurricane Lane bared down.
Hawaii residents are preparing for the worst while some North Texans are rethinking their travel plans.
As emergency shelters opened, rain began to pour and cellphone alerts went out, the approaching hurricane started to feel real for Hawaii residents.
Hawaii residents rushed to stores to stock up on supplies as they faced the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and high surf as Hurricane Lane churns toward the state.
