Iona strengthens to a Category 3 hurricane in the central Pacific off Hawaii

Hurricane Iona has strengthened into a Category 3 storm: See path

Hurricane Iona has strengthened into a Category 3 storm far southeast of the Hawaiian Islands. The NHC is also tracking more in the Pacific.

Tuesday tropical update, new named storms in the Central Pacific

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — While the Atlantic is quiet... the Pacific is staying very active with two named storms and five total disturbances. Hurricane Iona, located in the Central Pacific, is currently moving west at 13mph with sustained winds of 115mph. Iona is strengthening into a major category three hurricane sitting far south-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands. The NHC is expecting the storm to weaken to a tropical storm by 8PM on Thursday and …

Alert: Tropical Storm Keli forms and is second cyclone now in central Pacific Ocean, forecasters say

Tropical Storm Keli forms and is second cyclone now in central Pacific Ocean, forecasters say.

Hurricane Iona strengthens to Category 3 storm off southern Hawaii

Hurricane Iona was expected to move westward and does not pose any land threat to the Hawaiian Islands, forecasters said.

Hurricane Iona forms after strengthening in central Pacific Ocean

Iona emerged on Sunday from a tropical depression and was about 1,440 kilometres southeast of Honolulu, the US National Hurricane Centre in Miami said.