Hurricane Polo grew into a Category 5 storm in the eastern Pacific off Mexico.
Hurricane Lowell was expected to pass near Kauai Monday night.
Lowell is a Category 3 hurricane as of Monday morning
Unusually high water levels flooded portions of Lake Merritt this week, surprising visitors and temporarily disrupting access around the popular Oakland destination. And one expert says the first thing people should know is the name 'Lake Merritt' is misleading. "Lake Merritt is not technically a real lake," he said.
Hurricane Lala weakened Sunday to a tropical storm after raking Hawaii without making landfall, its heavy rains and winds strong enough to sweep around 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island, officials said.