Same storyLater: Tropical Storm Moke formed in the Pacific Ocean and was forecast to bring heavy rain, flooEach entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.
What this entry found
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
Speed of Tropical Storm Moke's westward movement
- bozemandailychronicle.com (12 mph / 19 kph)
- seattletimes.com (12 mph / 19 kph)
- mauinow.com (9 mph)
- ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS
7 outlets carried this. They resolve to 4 independent sources.
A reader sampling these outlets received 4 accounts, not 7.
- ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS
seattletimes.com carried 6 details no other outlet reported.
- Moke was located about 595 miles (960 kilometers) southeast of Hilo and was moving west-northwest at 12 mph (19 kph)
- The storm will continue to move west across the islands through early Tuesday
- There will be impacts, especially to the windward and southeast sides of the Big Island, but it will probably be a little bit more limited than what we saw with Lala
- The northeast coast of the Big Island saw the heaviest rainfall from Lala, at 43.54 inches (1.1 meters)
- The resulting flooding from Lala swept dozens of homes from their foundations and damaged roads and bridges
- About 11,630 customers on the Big Island remained without power Friday
7outlets→4independent
What happened, for context
Tropical Storm Moke formed in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, August 22, 2026, approximately 595–660 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, with maximum sustained winds around 45 mph. The storm is expected to bring heavy rain and winds to Hawaii's Big Island over the weekend, as residents continue recovery from Hurricane Lala.
3 of 7 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: fox4kc.com, kare11.com, ktvb.com, wusa9.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.
Who reported it
- bozemandailychronicle.comUNCLASSIFIED
- fox4kc.comUNCLASSIFIED
- seattletimes.comUNCLASSIFIED
- kare11.comINDEP
- ktvb.comINDEP
- mauinow.comUNCLASSIFIED
- wusa9.comINDEP
References
- bozemandailychronicle.comTropical Storm Moke forms on track to bring heavy rain and winds to HawaiiScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-22T15:37:23
- fox4kc.comTropical Storm Moke forms on track to bring heavy rain and winds to HawaiiScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-22T15:37:23
- kare11.comTropical Storm Moke forms in the Pacific Ocean on track to bring more heavy rain to Hawaii's Big IslandScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-22T15:37:23
- ktvb.comTropical Storm Moke forms in the Pacific Ocean on track to bring more heavy rain to Hawaii's Big IslandScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-22T15:37:23
- mauinow.comTropical Storm Moke forecast to bring another round of rain to already saturated groundScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-22T15:37:23
- seattletimes.comTropical Storm Moke forms on track to bring heavy rain and winds to HawaiiScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-22T15:37:23
- wusa9.comTropical Storm Moke on track to bring more heavy rain and winds to HawaiiScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-22T15:37:23
Carried by multiple outlets
- Tropical Storm Moke formed in the Pacific Ocean on Fridaybozemandailychronicle.com, seattletimes.com, mauinow.com
- Moke is on track to bring heavy rain and wind to Hawaiibozemandailychronicle.com, seattletimes.com, mauinow.com
- Maximum sustained winds were around 45 mph (75 kph)bozemandailychronicle.com, seattletimes.com, mauinow.com
- The Big Island is expected to bear the brunt of the stormbozemandailychronicle.com, seattletimes.com
- Hurricane Lala battered Hawaii last weekend without making landfall, downing trees and leaving roads covered in mud and rocksbozemandailychronicle.com, seattletimes.com
- Rain and heavy winds from Moke are expected to hit the Big Island late Saturdaybozemandailychronicle.com, seattletimes.com
Reported by one outlet only
- Moke was located about 595 miles southeast of Hilo as of Friday eveningonly bozemandailychronicle.com
- Moke was located about 595 miles (960 kilometers) southeast of Hilo and was moving west-northwest at 12 mph (19 kph)only seattletimes.com
- At 11 a.m. HST, the center of Tropical Storm Moke was located about 660 miles SE of Hilo, Hawaiʻi, near latitude 13.9 North, longitude 147.2 Westonly mauinow.com
- Moke is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mphonly mauinow.com
- A Flood Watch goes into effect for the Big Island from late Saturday night through Monday afternoononly mauinow.com
- Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the centeronly mauinow.com
Reported unevenly
- Distance of Tropical Storm Moke from Hilostated by bozemandailychronicle.com (595 miles), seattletimes.com (595 miles / 960 kilometers), mauinow.com (660 miles)
- Speed of Tropical Storm Moke's westward movementstated by bozemandailychronicle.com (12 mph / 19 kph), seattletimes.com (12 mph / 19 kph), mauinow.com (9 mph)
Not yet confirmed against a primary source
- Tropical Storm Moke location and speed: National Hurricane Center records should clarify whether distance from Hilo was 595 miles or 660 miles, and whether movement speed was 12 mph or 9 mph on Friday, August 22, 2026, and if these figures reflect different measurement times.