Two of the Pacific’s most powerful storms in years, Hurricane Genevieve and Super Typhoon Dolphin, have reached Category 5 and super typhoon status, yet neither system poses a direct threat to land, meteorologists report. Hurricane Genevieve became the first Category 5 hurricane of the 2026 season in the eastern and central Pacific, reaching sustained winds […] The post Pacific storms Genevieve and Dolphin reach rare intensity but threaten no land appeared first on American Almanac .
Two of the Pacific’s most powerful storms in years, Hurricane Genevieve and Super Typhoon Dolphin, have reached Category 5 and super typhoon status, yet neither system poses a direct threat to land, meteorologists report. Hurricane Genevieve became the first Category 5 hurricane of the 2026 season in the eastern and central Pacific, reaching sustained winds of 160 miles per hour before weakening, while Super Typhoon Dolphin intensified near Wake Island and is forecast to become even stronger. Both storms, though remarkable in their strength, are expected to remain far from populated areas, sparing coastal communities from the worst impacts but still generating dangerous ocean conditions. The rapid intensification of these storms marks…Open
Hurricane Genevieve became the first Category 5 hurricane in waters near North and Central America since 2024, and Super Typhoon Dolphin is threatening to match it, twin Pacific powerhouses fueled by El Niño's warm waters. Genevieve's maximum sustained winds hit 160 mph overnight Sunday into Monday, July 27, making it the strongest hurricane in the […] The post Two monster storms churn across the Pacific as El Niño supercharges the 2026 season appeared first on American Almanac .
Hurricane Genevieve became the first Category 5 hurricane in waters near North and Central America since 2024, and Super Typhoon Dolphin is threatening to match it, twin Pacific powerhouses fueled by El Niño's warm waters. Genevieve's maximum sustained winds hit 160 mph overnight Sunday into Monday, July 27, making it the strongest hurricane in the eastern Pacific this year. The storm formed as a tropical depression well off the coast of Mexico on the morning of July 24, strengthened into Tropical Storm Genevieve just hours later, and reached hurricane status by Saturday. Within another 24 hours it had exploded to Category 4 with 155-mph winds before crossing the Category 5 threshold overnight. AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex…Open
Hurricane Genevieve briefly reached Category 5 strength over open Pacific waters Monday morning, becoming the Northern Hemisphere's first major hurricane of the 2026 season while a second storm churns toward Hawaii. Genevieve's maximum sustained winds hit 155 mph early Monday, placing the storm at the top of the Saffir-Simpson scale roughly 520 miles south-southwest of […] The post Hurricane Genevieve hits Category 5 in the East Pacific — the first in two years — but stays far from shore appeared first on American Almanac .
Hurricane Genevieve briefly reached Category 5 strength over open Pacific waters Monday morning, becoming the Northern Hemisphere's first major hurricane of the 2026 season while a second storm churns toward Hawaii. Genevieve's maximum sustained winds hit 155 mph early Monday, placing the storm at the top of the Saffir-Simpson scale roughly 520 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect at the time, and forecasters said the hurricane would remain far out to sea. But swells rolling off the storm were already generating what the National Hurricane Center in Miami called "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions" along Mexico's southwestern coast and…Open