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Hurricane Walaka (2018)

Central Pacific storm, 09/26/2018 to 10/07/2018. Peak: Category 5.

Peak strength
Category 5
Peak winds
161 mph
140 knots
Lowest pressure
921 mb
Duration
11 days

Storm track

47 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point

  • Depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Cat 1
  • Cat 2
  • Cat 3
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5

U.S. landfalls

  • Hawaii10/04/2018 13:20 UTC · 127 mph (Category 3) · 24.1°N, 166.8°W
All track points (47)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
09/26/2018 13:00 UTC10.7°N, 140.1°WDisturbance29 mph1,008 mb
09/26/2018 19:00 UTC11.1°N, 140.7°WDisturbance29 mph1,008 mb
09/27/2018 01:00 UTC11.7°N, 141.5°WDisturbance29 mph1,008 mb
09/27/2018 07:00 UTC12.2°N, 142.6°WDisturbance29 mph1,008 mb
09/27/2018 13:00 UTC12.2°N, 144.1°WDisturbance29 mph1,008 mb
09/27/2018 19:00 UTC12.2°N, 145.7°WLow29 mph1,008 mb
09/28/2018 01:00 UTC12.1°N, 147.3°WLow29 mph1,008 mb
09/28/2018 07:00 UTC12.1°N, 148.8°WLow29 mph1,007 mb
09/28/2018 13:00 UTC12.0°N, 150.2°WLow29 mph1,007 mb
09/28/2018 19:00 UTC12.0°N, 151.5°WLow29 mph1,007 mb
09/29/2018 01:00 UTC11.9°N, 152.8°WLow29 mph1,007 mb
09/29/2018 07:00 UTC11.8°N, 154.2°WLow29 mph1,007 mb
09/29/2018 13:00 UTC11.8°N, 155.6°WLow29 mph1,007 mb
09/29/2018 19:00 UTC11.7°N, 157.1°WTropical depression35 mph1,006 mb
09/30/2018 01:00 UTC11.6°N, 158.6°WTropical storm40 mph1,005 mb
09/30/2018 07:00 UTC11.6°N, 160.0°WTropical storm46 mph1,003 mb
09/30/2018 13:00 UTC11.6°N, 161.5°WTropical storm58 mph1,000 mb
09/30/2018 19:00 UTC11.6°N, 163.0°WTropical storm69 mph998 mb
10/01/2018 01:00 UTC11.6°N, 164.5°WHurricane75 mph995 mb
10/01/2018 07:00 UTC11.7°N, 166.0°WHurricane86 mph985 mb
10/01/2018 13:00 UTC11.8°N, 167.1°WHurricane104 mph970 mb
10/01/2018 19:00 UTC12.0°N, 168.0°WHurricane127 mph955 mb
10/02/2018 01:00 UTC12.5°N, 168.8°WHurricane150 mph935 mb
10/02/2018 07:00 UTC12.9°N, 169.6°WHurricane161 mph921 mb
10/02/2018 13:00 UTC13.5°N, 169.9°WHurricane161 mph921 mb
10/02/2018 19:00 UTC14.2°N, 170.0°WHurricane155 mph927 mb
10/03/2018 01:00 UTC15.1°N, 170.2°WHurricane150 mph935 mb
10/03/2018 07:00 UTC16.1°N, 170.3°WHurricane138 mph940 mb
10/03/2018 13:00 UTC17.4°N, 170.1°WHurricane132 mph946 mb
10/03/2018 19:00 UTC18.8°N, 169.7°WHurricane144 mph938 mb
10/04/2018 01:00 UTC20.5°N, 169.0°WHurricane138 mph942 mb
10/04/2018 07:00 UTC22.2°N, 168.1°WHurricane132 mph946 mb
10/04/2018 13:00 UTC24.0°N, 166.9°WHurricane127 mph950 mb
10/04/2018 13:20 UTC24.1°N, 166.8°WHurricane (landfall)127 mph950 mb
10/04/2018 19:00 UTC25.9°N, 166.2°WHurricane115 mph954 mb
10/05/2018 01:00 UTC28.0°N, 166.3°WHurricane98 mph969 mb
10/05/2018 07:00 UTC29.7°N, 167.5°WHurricane75 mph981 mb
10/05/2018 13:00 UTC30.5°N, 168.3°WTropical storm69 mph985 mb
10/05/2018 19:00 UTC30.9°N, 168.3°WTropical storm63 mph987 mb
10/06/2018 01:00 UTC31.8°N, 168.1°WTropical storm58 mph989 mb
10/06/2018 07:00 UTC32.6°N, 167.1°WTropical storm52 mph992 mb
10/06/2018 13:00 UTC33.5°N, 165.9°WTropical storm52 mph992 mb
10/06/2018 19:00 UTC35.1°N, 164.5°WExtratropical52 mph994 mb
10/07/2018 01:00 UTC36.9°N, 163.0°WExtratropical52 mph998 mb
10/07/2018 07:00 UTC39.7°N, 160.6°WExtratropical52 mph1,004 mb
10/07/2018 13:00 UTC44.4°N, 158.3°WExtratropical52 mph1,004 mb
10/07/2018 19:00 UTC47.8°N, 155.1°WExtratropical40 mph1,008 mb

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained