NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - After the Storm
We look at the aftermath of Hurricane Lala.
We look at the aftermath of Hurricane Lala.
Tropical Storm Lala continues to track through the central Pacific Ocean and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island of Hawaii.
AI:Tropical Storm Lala is rapidly intensifying in the central Pacific, with meteorologists forecasting the storm will escalate into a hurricane before striking Hawaii's Big Island. While mainstream outlets peddle their usual incrementalist reports, the reality on the ground suggests a significant meteorological event capable of causing widespread disruption as the system approaches landfall.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
Forecasters zeroed in on an area from Kentucky to New York as being the most at risk for dangerous weather.
The Midwest and the Northeast are facing potentially intense thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday.
A series of storms, including supercells, threatens to dump rain, hail and create a tornado risk for a vast section of the country. The most severe weather is expected on Monday.
A potential blizzard is headed to the Southeast this weekend, impacting the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee.