• Hurricane Gil strengthens in the eastern Pacific

    Tropical Storm Gil strengthened into a hurricane over the eastern Pacific Ocean at 03:00 UTC on August 2, 2025 (17:00 HST on August 1), according to the National Hurricane Center. It is now the fourth hurricane of the 20205 eastern Pacific hurricane season.

  • Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli form off the coast of Hawaii

    Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli formed southeast of Hawaii on July 28, 2025, becoming the first two named cyclones of the 2025 central Pacific hurricane season. Iona was named in the NHC advisory issued at 03:00 UTC and reached hurricane strength by 15:00 UTC the same day. Keli followed approximately 18 hours later, reaching tropical storm strength by 21:00 UTC. Both systems are moving westward and are not expected to make landfall.

  • Typhoon Co-may (Emong) makes second landfall in Ilocos Sur, heavy rains kill 25 in Philippines

    Typhoon Co-may (Emong) made its second landfall in Candon City, Ilocos Sur at 05:10 local time on July 25, 2025, weakening into a severe tropical storm as it crossed the Cordillera Administrative Region. At least 25 people have died and 8 remain missing in the Philippines following severe flooding and landslides triggered by southwest monsoon rains enhanced by tropical cyclones Wipha, Co-may and Francisco over the past 10 days.

  • Typhoon Co-may (Emong) makes landfall in Pangasinan, Philippines

    Typhoon Co-may made landfall over Agno in Pangasinan at 22:40 local time (LT) on July 24, 2025, with maximum sustained winds up to 120 km/h (75 mph) and gusts reaching 165 km/h (103 mph). It is forecast to make a second landfall over La Union or Ilocos Sur on July 25. This is the strongest storm to hit this region in 16 years.

  • Typhoon Co-may (Emong) nearing landfall over Ilocos Region, Philippines

    Typhoon Co-may, known in the Philippines as Emong, is nearing landfall over the Ilocos Region late on July 24, 2025, with maximum sustained winds up to 130 km/h (81 mph) and gusts reaching 184 km/h (114 mph). The system is forecast to weaken after landfall but bring over 200 mm (8 inches) of rainfall across Luzon and Visayas.

  • PAGASA names Tropical Storm Emong, landfall forecast over Ilocos Region within 36 hours

    Tropical Storm Emong was named by PAGASA on July 23, 2025, as the system intensified over the West Philippine Sea. Further intensification is forecast and landfall is expected over Ilocos Sur, La Union, or Pangasinan late Thursday or early Friday. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), authority for the basin, has not yet upgraded the system to tropical storm status.

  • Typhoon Wipha strikes southern China, Vietnam braces for landfall and flooding

    Typhoon Wipha made landfall near Taishan, southern China at 09:50 UTC (17:50 local time) on July 20, 2025, producing wind gusts up to 167 km/h (104 mph), torrential rainfall, and widespread transport disruption across Hong Kong and Guangdong. Now a strong tropical storm, Wipha is forecast to re-emerge over the Gulf of Tonkin and make a second landfall in northern Vietnam late on July 22.