Hurricane Rachel forms offshore Mexico as Hurricane Nolo strengthens toward the International Date Line
The National Hurricane Center confirmed the formation of Hurricane Rachel in the Pacific, locating it about 380 miles west of Lazaro Cardenas and 220 miles southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds around 85 mph. Forecasters expect Rachel to shift west‑northwest and then west, moving away from the Mexican coast, and the Mexican government has discontinued all coastal watches and warnings. Meanwhile, Hurricane Nolo intensified to a Category 3 cyclone and is projected to possibly reach Category 4 as it tracks west across the Pacific toward the International Date Line. Models suggest the storm could generate large swells that may inundate low‑lying atolls from Maro Reef to Lisians later this week.
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Why it matters
Both systems pose flooding and surf hazards to coastal communities and vulnerable Pacific islands.
How this story developed
- Sep 27 Tropical Storm Rachel Develops Near Mexico's Southwest Coast, Officials Warn
- Oct 5 A stalled cold front will keep Tampa Bay under gray, humid skies with daily showers, while a Gulf disturbance may become a tropical depression later this week.
- Oct 7 The National Hurricane Center now expects Isaias to intensify into a hurricane before Gulf Coast landfall.
- Oct 8 The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch from Bay St. Louis to Indian Pass and a hurricane warning for the Alabama coast.
- Oct 9 Hurricane Isaias, a Category 3 storm, battered the Gulf Coast with strong winds, heavy rain and tornado risk, while officials kept the Alabama-Georgia football game on schedule.
- Oct 10 Mobile, Alabama imposed a curfew as the storm approached.
- Oct 10 Isaias has weakened to a post‑tropical cyclone and is now moving northward inland.
- Oct 10 Rachel is now classified as a hurricane and Nolo has intensified to Category 3.
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