Moke weakens to tropical depression as Hawaii braces for rain
Updated on: August 24, 2026 / 8:16 AM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, but the storm is still forecast to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii on Monday as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala a week ago. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the latest advisory from the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center passed south of the Big Island on Sunday, and the storm is forecast to continue on a path well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, with the storm expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala last weekend. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday night and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center was forecast to pass south of the Big Island on Sunday, and then well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands early next week. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
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Updated on: August 24, 2026 / 8:16 AM EDT / CBS News Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, but the storm is still forecast to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii on Monday as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala a week ago. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the latest advisory from the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Moke's center passed south of the Big Island on Sunday, and the storm is forecast to continue on a path well south of the smaller Hawaiian islands. Tropical storm warnings had been in place for waters surrounding Hawaii but those were canceled by Sunday night. Flooding and mudslides on the Big Island could be life-threatening, especially in steep terrain and over areas recently affected by Lala, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.