• Dangerous surf to impact east-facing shores as Tropical Depression Fausto weakens north of Hawaii

    Former hurricane Fausto weakened to a tropical depression as it tracked north of the Hawaiian Islands late Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Dangerous surf generated by it is building across exposed east-facing shores of the Hawaiian Islands and is expected to remain hazardous through Wednesday, July 29, as the weakening cyclone passes north of the state. Forecasts indicate the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall will stay north of the islands. There are no coastal watches or warnings currently in effect.

  • Hurricane Genevieve briefly reaches Category 5, hazardous marine conditions continue along parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast

    Genevieve became the first eastern Pacific hurricane to reach Category 5 strength since Hurricane Kristy in 2024 after undergoing explosive rapid intensification on Monday, July 27, 2026. The hurricane weakened back to Category 4 later in the day as it entered an eyewall replacement cycle, with gradual weakening forecast over cooler waters during the coming days.

  • Typhoon Noul makes landfall in Guangdong, prompting Level II emergency response across southern China

    Typhoon Noul made landfall in Huidong County, Huizhou City, China’s Guangdong Province, at 03:50 HKT (19:50 UTC on July 25) on July 26, 2026, as a severe typhoon with 10-minute maximum sustained winds of 149-165 km/h (93-103 mph). The storm prompted Chinese authorities to raise the national emergency response for major meteorological disasters to Level 2, while more than 700 000 people were relocated across Guangdong. Rail services were suspended, hundreds of flights were canceled, and the central government allocated CNY 100 million (USD 14.8 million) to support post-typhoon recovery and reconstruction.

  • Hurricane Fausto moving toward Hawaiʻi, dangerous surf forecast

    Dangerous surf generated by Hurricane Fausto is expected to build along east-facing shores of Hawaiʻi starting July 26, 2026, before spreading westward through July 27, with additional hazards including heavy rainfall and damaging winds possible early next week. Forecast details are expected to improve over the coming days as the hurricane approaches.

  • Over 20 000 evacuated as Typhoon Noul approaches Guangdong, up to 600 mm (24 inches) of rain forecast, China

    Typhoon Noul is forecast to make landfall over eastern Guangdong by July 26, 2026, bringing a significant threat of flooding across southern China. More than 20 000 people have been evacuated Guangdon with rainfall totals of 500 to 600 mm (20 to 24 inches) forecast as the storm approaches. Authorities have raised Guangdong’s emergency response for flood and typhoon control to Level III on July 25 as Typhoon Noul approached the province, while activating a Level IV flood emergency response for Jiangxi and Hunan.

  • Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in St Bernard Parish, Louisiana, heads toward upper Texas coast

    Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall at approximately in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana at approximately 13:50 CDT (18:50 UTC)on July 22, 2026, with maximum sustained winds of 72 km/h (45 mph). Storm surge of up to 1 m (3 feet), rainfall totals of 25 to 100 mm (1 to 4 inches) with isolated amounts reaching 150 mm (6 inches), and isolated flash flooding remain possible across portions of the central and western Gulf Coast through July 24.

  • Tropical Storm Bertha brings flash flood and storm surge threat from Florida to Louisiana

    Tropical Storm Bertha, the second named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, formed over the northeastern Gulf at 19:00 CDT on July 20, 2026 (00:00 UTC on July 21) and strengthened to 85 km/h (50 mph) by 06:00 UTC. A Tropical Storm Warning and Storm Surge Watch are in effect along sections of the northern Gulf Coast, where heavy rainfall, flash flooding, coastal inundation, dangerous surf, and rip currents were forecast from western Florida into southern Louisiana.

  • Tropical Storm and Storm Surge watches expanded from Florida to Louisiana as Gulf depression strengthens

    Tropical Depression Two became better organized over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico on July 20, 2026, prompting the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to expand the Tropical Storm Watch from the Florida Panhandle westward to southeastern Louisiana and issue a Storm Surge Watch for parts of the northern Gulf Coast. The depression had maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h (35 mph) at 15:00 UTC and is expected to become a tropical storm later today, followed by gradual strengthening through Tuesday.

  • Tropical Storm Elida forms off Mexico, forecast to intensify into a hurricane

    Tropical Depression Five-E formed over the eastern Pacific Ocean south of Baja California, Mexico, on July 14, 2026, and intensified into Tropical Storm Elida at 09:00 UTC on July 15. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the system is forecast to steadily strengthen over the next several days and become a hurricane by the night of July 16, with peak winds expected to reach 161 km/h (100 mph) by July 17.

  • NHC designates 100% chance of cyclone formation for EP96

    The National Hurricane Center (NHC) assigned a 100% probability of tropical cyclone formation within the next seven days to disturbance EP96 at 05:00 PDT (12:00 UTC) on July 14, 2026, while raising the 48-hour probability to 90%. A low-pressure circulation with an estimated minimum central pressure of 1 007 hPa had already developed by 08:00 PDT (15:00 UTC), and a tropical depression or tropical storm is expected to form later on July 14 as the system moves west-northwest offshore of southwestern Mexico