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Tropical Storm Vance Strengthening in the Pacific, May Become Hurricane Tonight

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Tropical Storm Vance satellite view over the eastern Pacific

The eastern Pacific has a new problem, and it’s getting stronger by the hour. Tropical Storm Vance, which formed on Wednesday, October 21, is churning several hundred miles south of Acapulco β€” and the National Hurricane Center says it won’t stay a tropical storm for long. Vance is forecast to become a hurricane tonight, October … Read more

Hurricane Simon Weakens to Category 1, but Sinaloa Flood Threat Grows and US Plains Face Storms.

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The Hurricane Simon flood threat is doing what weakening storms often do β€” trading wind for water. Simon dropped to a Category 1 hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, with maximum sustained winds around 93 mph (150 km/h) and gusts to 115 mph. That’s down sharply from its Category 4 peak … Read more