Recovery operations continued in Taiwan on October 25, 2026, after Typhoon Champi brought strong winds, heavy rain, and high waves from October 22 to 24. The Central Emergency Operations Center’s final October 24 briefing reported one death and 634 injuries, while agricultural losses rose to NT$193.32 million by the following afternoon.
Hurricane Vance continued strengthening far south of Mexico on October 23, 2026, with maximum sustained winds reaching 150 km/h (90 mph) at 09:00 LT (15:00 UTC). The National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecast Vance to briefly reach Category 3 intensity Saturday morning but said the intensity forecast had low confidence because cooler water and increasing wind shear could limit further strengthening.
Tropical Storm Vance strengthened over the eastern Pacific on October 22, becoming the 21st named storm of the 2026 season and making 2026 the first eastern Pacific season since 2018 to reach that total. At 15:00 UTC, maximum sustained winds had increased to 95 km/h (60 mph), and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecast Vance to become a hurricane during the night of October 22 and possibly a major hurricane by the weekend.
Subtropical Storm Josephine was accelerating northeastward away from the U.S. East Coast at 05:00 AST (09:00 UTC) on October 22, 2026, with maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h (65 mph). The National Hurricane Center forecast Josephine to lose its subtropical characteristics later October 22 or overnight into October 23 while strengthening through interaction with an approaching upper-level trough, becoming a hurricane-force extratropical cyclone within 24 hours.
Super Typhoon Champi, locally named Rosal, became the strongest tropical cyclone of 2026 by maximum sustained wind speed when it reached 296 km/h (185 mph) on October 20, according to NASA’s MODIS program. The cyclone weakened on October 21 while moving toward waters east of the northern Philippines, where PAGASA maintained Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 over Batanes and warned of heavy rain and waves reaching 10 m (33 feet).
Coastal Flood Warnings remain in effect for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on October 21 as a nor’easter continues offshore of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast. The National Weather Service forecasts 0.6–1.2 m (2–4 feet) of inundation in vulnerable shoreline areas, while N.C. Highway 12 remains closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe.
Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms are forecast across the U.S. Southwest from October 21 into October 23, 2026, as a deep Pacific low draws tropical moisture inland. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) placed parts of Southern California and the Southwest under a Slight Risk of excessive rainfall for October 21, while the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) placed parts of central and eastern Arizona under a separate Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms.
DANA Adam brought torrential rain and severe flooding to eastern Spain from October 17 to 19, 2026, prompting restrictions across 145 municipalities in Valencia and Alicante. Emergency services carried out more than 1 000 rescues on October 19, while four deaths were reported during the wider storm episode and AEMET said Pego received 632 mm (24.9 inches) of rain in 36 hours.
Typhoon Champi passed about 16 km (10 miles) south of Merizo, Guam, at 04:26 ChST on October 18 (18:26 UTC on October 17) and was upgraded to a super typhoon about three hours later. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) post-analysis placed its 00:00 UTC intensity at 269 km/h (167 mph) before the cyclone weakened to 222 km/h (140 mph) by 12:00 UTC, while Guam authorities reported widespread power outages and disruptions to water services.
Dare County ordered all visitors to evacuate Hatteras Island beginning at 20:00 EDT on October 16 (00:00 UTC on October 17) after declaring a state of emergency ahead of a developing coastal nor’easter. A Coastal Flood Warning is valid from 17:00 EDT (21:00 UTC) on October 17 to 08:00 EDT (12:00 UTC) on October 20, with 0.6–1.2 m (2–4 feet) of inundation above ground level and 2.4–4.3 m (8–14 feet) breaking surf forecast in vulnerable areas.
