Tropical Storm Moke moved toward Hawaii with forecasts for dangerous flooding and mudslides while thousands of customers were still without power after Hurricane Lala. The storm approached a state still restoring power after Hurricane Lala, with double-digit rainfall possible on the Big Island. Moke was about 320 miles south-southwest of Hilo in the checked AP report.
Maximum sustained winds were 40 mph. Forecasters said the Big Island could receive up to 10 inches of rain, with isolated totals near 15 inches. Those dated details establish the immediate development while keeping statements and preliminary figures attached to the reporting or institution that supplied them.
Officials warned of life-threatening flooding and mudslides. Hurricane Lala had killed two people before Moke approached. The available record therefore supports a defined account of what changed without converting an allegation, forecast, company claim or first response into a final finding.
Rainfall distribution matters more than a storm-center track for localized flash flooding. Saturated slopes can fail after the strongest winds have passed. Power restoration crews may have to suspend work when conditions become unsafe. These conditions explain the sequence and the relevant operating environment; they do not determine an unreported cause or outcome.
The storm track, rainfall maxima and outage totals could change after publication. That limit remains explicit because legal filings, emergency counts, market prices, technical tests and official statements can all be revised as new records arrive.
The next documentary tests for Tropical Storm Moke Brings a New Flood Threat to Hawaii are flash-flood warnings and observed rainfall and power restoration and road closures. Later evidence may refine the account, but the article is bounded by the exact material checked for the August 24 edition.