Hurricanes & typhoons
Hurricanes and typhoons give days of notice, and the official forecast changes with every advisory. This page gathers the storms we have tracked on the board, newest advisory first. Wind speeds, categories and warnings come from the National Hurricane Center and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center as issued. For your own coast, follow your local weather office and emergency managers.
Live official sources we watch
- NOAA National Hurricane Center — Atlantic and East Pacific advisories, cones and warnings
- NHC active storms — every storm NHC is tracking right now
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center — West Pacific and Indian Ocean warnings
- NOAA Weather Prediction Center — rain and flood outlooks once a storm moves inland
Latest on the board
official data (NOAA / NHC Tropical Storm Simon Public Advisory 6 and Discussion 6, 2100 UTC Thu Oct 8 2026)
Tropical Storm Simon near hurricane strength; Mexico issues Hurricane Warning as NHC forecasts a Category 4 before landfall
Eastern Pacific · 15.7°N 103.9°W (Adv 6) · ~230 mi S of Manzanillo, Mexico · ~345 mi SSE of Cabo Corrientes
NHC Advisory 6 (300 PM CST / 5 PM EDT Thu Oct 8): Tropical Storm Simon has 70 mph winds and 992 mb pressure near 15.7N 103.9W, about 230 mi south of Manzanillo, Mexico and 345 mi south-southeast of Cabo Corrientes, moving west at 6 mph. Mexico has issued a Hurricane Warning from Punta San Telmo to Playa Perula, a Hurricane Watch west of Playa Perula to Punta Mita, and a Tropical Storm Watch east of Punta San Telmo to Lazaro Cardenas. Rapid strengthening is forecast. Simon is expected to become a hurricane tonight and a very dangerous Category 4 hurricane before reaching the coast of southwestern and west-central Mexico on Saturday. Rain of 8 to 15 inches is forecast over southwestern Mexico, with isolated totals of 15 to 25 inches possible in Michoacan, Colima, and Jalisco through Sunday.
official data (NOAA / NHC Hurricane Isaias Public Advisory 9 and Discussion 9, 2100 UTC Thu Oct 8 2026)
Hurricane Isaias reaches 100 mph as hunters find the first Atlantic eye of 2026; Gulf landfall still late Friday or early Saturday
Southern Gulf · 24.4°N 89.3°W (Adv 9) · ~215 mi N of Progreso, Mexico · ~325 mi S of the mouth of the Mississippi River
NHC Advisory 9 (400 PM CDT / 5 PM EDT Thu Oct 8): Hurricane Isaias has 100 mph winds and 975 mb pressure near 24.4N 89.3W, about 215 mi north of Progreso, Mexico and 325 mi south of the mouth of the Mississippi River, moving northeast at 12 mph. Watches and warnings are unchanged from Adv 8. Hurricane Hunters and Tail Doppler Radar support raising intensity to 85 kt (100 mph). NHC still forecasts a peak near 110 mph overnight Friday morning and landfall within the warning area late Friday or early Saturday. Tropical-storm-force winds now extend out to 125 mi. Rain forecast raised to 4 to 8 inches across southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend, and southwest Georgia, with localized totals up to 15 inches.
official data (NOAA / NHC Tropical Storm Rachel Public Advisory 46 and Discussion 46, 1500 UTC Thu Oct 8 2026)
Tropical Storm Rachel, now 70 mph, is forecast to turn toward northern Baja California and Southern California this weekend
Eastern North Pacific · 22.1°N 124.2°W (Adv 46) · ~915 mi W of the southern tip of Baja California
NHC Advisory 46 (8 AM PDT / 11 AM EDT Thu Oct 8): Tropical Storm Rachel has 70 mph winds and 985 mb pressure near 22.1N 124.2W, about 915 mi west of the southern tip of Baja California, moving west-northwest at 7 mph. No coastal watches or warnings yet, but NHC says a Tropical Storm Watch could be needed for parts of extreme northern Baja California, the northern Gulf of California and Southern California by tonight. A sharp turn northeast is forecast Saturday, bringing Rachel near northern Baja California late Saturday, still at tropical storm strength, with heavy rain, flash flooding risk and dangerous surf.
official data (NOAA / NHC Hurricane Rachel Advisory 32 and Discussion 32, 0300 UTC Mon Oct 5 2026)
Rachel weakens to 100 mph far off Baja California as dry air reaches its core
Eastern North Pacific · 20.2°N 114.8°W (Adv 32) · ~365 mi WSW of the southern tip of Baja California
NHC Advisory 32 (8 PM MST / 11 PM ET Sun Oct 4): Hurricane Rachel has 100 mph winds and 967 mb pressure, near 20.2N 114.8W, about 365 mi WSW of the southern tip of Baja California, moving WNW at 7 mph. No coastal watches or warnings. NHC says the eye has filled in and dry air appears to have reached the core; slow weakening is expected from Monday. Swells will keep causing life-threatening surf and rip currents on the Baja California coast for the next couple of days.
official data (NOAA / NHC for CPHC: Hurricane Nolo Advisory 57 and Discussion 57, 2100 UTC Sun Oct 4 2026, the last NHC advisory · JMA / RSMC Tokyo: Typhoon Nolo (T2628) analysis, 0000 UTC Mon Oct 5 2026)
Nolo crosses the Date Line as a Category 3 and Japan’s weather agency takes over the advisories
Western North Pacific, just west of the Date Line · 24.8°N 179.4°E (JMA, 0000 UTC Oct 5)
NHC issued its last advisory on Nolo at 11 AM HST (5 PM ET) Sun Oct 4: Advisory 57 put the Category 3 hurricane at 115 mph and 959 mb on the International Date Line, 24.2N 180.0, about 395 mi WSW of Lisianski Island, moving west at 17 mph. Advisories now come from RSMC Tokyo (the Japan Meteorological Agency), which at 0000 UTC Oct 5 (8 PM ET) placed Typhoon Nolo at 24.8N 179.4E, 960 hPa, moving west. No coastal watches or warnings; large swell will keep washing over low atolls from Maro Reef to Lisianski Island.
official data (JMA / RSMC Tokyo: Typhoon Nolo (T2628) analysis 0900 UTC Mon Oct 5 2026 and forecast, issued 1005 UTC · NOAA / NHC for CPHC: Hurricane Nolo Advisory 57, the last NHC advisory)
Typhoon Nolo deepens to 950 hPa west of the Date Line, with Japan’s forecast weakening it by midweek
Western North Pacific, west of the Date Line · 25.5°N 177.0°E (JMA, 0900 UTC Oct 5)
Japan Meteorological Agency (RSMC Tokyo) analysis for 0900 UTC Oct 5 (5 AM ET): Typhoon Nolo (T2628) is near 25.5N 177.0E, 950 hPa, maximum sustained winds 95 kt (10-minute average), gusts 135 kt, moving west-northwest at 14 kt. That is 10 hPa deeper and 5 kt stronger than JMA’s first analysis at 0000 UTC. JMA keeps it at 95 kt for the next 12 hours, then weakens it to 65 kt by 0600 UTC Oct 7 and a severe tropical storm by Oct 8, over open ocean as it moves west.
official data (NOAA / NHC Hurricane Rachel Advisory 30 and Discussion 30, 1500 UTC Sun Oct 4 2026)
Rachel holds at 105 mph far off Baja California; forecasters expect it to weaken from Monday
Eastern North Pacific · 20.2°N 113.8°W (Adv 30) · ~310 mi SW of the southern tip of Baja California
NHC Advisory 30 (8 AM MST / 11 AM ET Sun Oct 4): Hurricane Rachel has 105 mph winds and 965 mb pressure, near 20.2N 113.8W, about 310 mi SW of the southern tip of Baja California, moving WNW at 6 mph. No coastal watches or warnings. A turn west is expected, and slow weakening from Monday as it moves over cooler water and into drier air. Swells will keep causing life-threatening surf and rip currents on the Baja California coast through Monday.
official data (NOAA / CPHC Hurricane Nolo Advisory 56, 1500 UTC Sun Oct 4 2026)
Nolo strengthens again to 115 mph, Category 3, as it nears the International Date Line
Central North Pacific · 23.8°N 178.5°W (Adv 56) · ~325 mi WSW of Lisianski Island
CPHC Advisory 56 (5 AM HST / 11 AM ET Sun Oct 4): Hurricane Nolo is a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds and 963 mb pressure, near 23.8N 178.5W, about 325 mi WSW of Lisianski Island, moving west at 18 mph. No coastal watches or warnings are in effect. It should cross the International Date Line later today Hawaii time; more strengthening is forecast over the next day or so, then weakening from about midweek. Large swell is likely to wash over low atolls from Maro Reef to Lisianski Island.
official data (NOAA / CPHC Hurricane Nolo Intermediate Advisory 52A, 1800 UTC Sat Oct 3 2026 · Discussion 52, 1500 UTC)
Nolo becomes a major hurricane: 115 mph, Category 3, as it crosses Papahānaumokuākea
official data (NOAA / NHC Hurricane Rachel Public Advisory 18 + Discussion 18, 1500 UTC Thu Oct 1 2026)
Rachel: 105 mph and strengthening — NHC forecasts a major hurricane by Friday, heading out to sea
official data (NOAA / NHC Hurricane Rachel Public Advisory 17 + Discussion 17, 0900 UTC Thu Oct 1 2026)
Hurricane Rachel: 100 mph and strengthening — NHC expects a major hurricane within a couple of days
official data (NOAA / NHC Hurricane Rachel Public Advisory 14 + Discussion 14, 1500 UTC Wed Sep 30 2026)
Hurricane Rachel: 85 mph and rapid strengthening expected — could be a major hurricane within a day
official data (NOAA / NHC Remnants of Polo Public Advisory 38 + Discussion 38 + Forecast/Advisory 38, 0300 UTC Wed Sep 30 / 800 PM MST Tue Sep 29 2026 — last advisory) · supersedes boarded Adv 27 card
Polo dissipates over northwestern Mexico — NHC issues its last advisory
official data (NOAA / NHC Public Advisory 27 + Discussion 27 + Forecast/Advisory 27, 0900 UTC / 200 AM MST Sun Sep 27 2026) · supersedes boarded Adv 25 card
Polo holds at Cat 3 — Hurricane Warnings now on both Baja California Sur coasts
official data (NOAA / NHC Public Advisory 25 + Discussion 25 + Forecast/Advisory 25, 2100 UTC / 200 PM MST Sat Sep 26 2026) · supersedes boarded Adv 23/23A card
Polo turns northwest at Cat 4 — NHC forecasts a Baja California Sur approach Monday
official data (NOAA / NHC Public Advisory 23 + Discussion 23, 0900 UTC / 200 AM MST Sat Sep 26 2026 · Intermediate Adv 23A, 1200 UTC / 500 AM MST) · delta vs overnight Adv 22 Watch card · supersedes unpublished overnight Adv 22 and prior unpublished Adv 20 / 19 / 18
Polo Cat 5 — NHC: expected to make landfall in Baja California Sur Monday
official data (NOAA / NHC Public Advisory 14 + Discussion 14, 0300 UTC 24 Sep 2026) · delta vs boarded Intermediate Adv 12A Cat-4 card
Hurricane Polo is Category 5 again — 160 mph, still offshore SW Mexico
official data (NOAA/NHC Intermediate Public Advisory 12A + Forecast/Advisory 12 + Public Advisory 9 peak) · press triangulation (BBC)
Hurricane Polo: Cat-5 peak at 180 mph Tuesday — still Cat 4 off SW Mexico Wednesday
official data (JTWC Warning NR 014 + NASA EONET pointer)
JTWC upgrades Dujuan to a typhoon — 65-knot winds still south of Japan
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Norbert climbs to 50 mph — open East Pacific, hurricane possible this weekend
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Lowell declared post-tropical — final advisory at 50 mph, 815 mi NW of Lihue
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NASA’s deep-space camera caught three Pacific storms at once
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Lowell still Cat 4 at 150 mph — Hawaii watches likely later today
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Edouard final advisory — last WPC bulletin; East Texas flood watches hold
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Lowell still Cat 4 at 130 mph — track turns toward Hawaii late Monday
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Edouard now remnants — heavy rain into flooded East Texas through Thursday
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Hurricane hunters put Lowell at Cat 4 / 155 mph — Hawaii monitoring continues
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Karina holds Cat 4 at 145 mph — open East Pacific
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TS Edouard center over Beaumont — 45 mph, flood bands linger
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