UPDATE: Hurricane Lane was downgraded to a tropical storm Friday night, according to the National Weather Service. Officials in Hawaii say flash floods and damage from heavy rains remain major threats as the storm continues through the weekend. Officials downgraded Hurricane Lane to Category 2 on Friday morning but say threats of landslides, storm surge and flooding remain major concerns because the storm has slowed in speed. As of Friday morning, Hurricane Lane was tracking about 180 miles southwest of Honolulu, churning north at 5 mph, later slowing to 2 mph. Francis Dybczak, 48, and his wife Shannon, 36, had been married for less than a week when Hurricane Lane started heading toward the Hawaiian Islands.

Source: Washington Post August 24, 2018 19:38 UTC