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Hurricane Walaka was a strong tropical cyclone that brought high surf and a powerful storm surge to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Walaka was the nineteenth named storm , twelfth hurricane , eighth major hurricane , and second Category 5 hurricane of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season .
Walaka peaked as a Category 5 hurricane at 00:00 UTC on October 2 with winds of 160 miles per hour (260 km/h) and a pressure of 921 mbar (27.20 inHg). This intensity made Walaka the fourth major hurricane in the Central Pacific and second Category 5 hurricane of the season. [29] After peaking, Walaka began to undergo an eyewall replacement cycle.
In addition to these five systems, hurricanes John, Linda, Ioke, Lane, and Walaka all threatened land at some point during their existence. John, Ioke and Walaka had minimal impacts on Johnston Atoll, John caused heavy surf in Hawaii, and Walaka passed close to East Island in the French Frigate Shoals. [16]
Hurricanes Walaka and Sergio, Tropical Depression Rosa, Tropical Storm Leslie and Typhoon Kong-rey on October 2, 2018 Taken by various of satellites throughout 2018, these are the 31 tropical cyclones that reached at least Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale during that year, from Berguitta in January to Cilida in December (though Hola and Sergio are out of order).
The 2017 Pacific hurricane season was a moderately active season with eighteen named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. Unlike the three previous hyperactive seasons ( 2014 , 2015 , and 2016 ), the season was significantly less active in terms of ACE and most storms that existed through this basin were either weak or short-lived.
A major hurricane is a Category 3 or higher, the maximum sustained winds of at least 111 mph. North Carolina didn't make the top 5. Storms from 1880 to 2020 North Carolina ranked number 2 with 159 ...
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
Infographic illustrating the damage to the shoal's East Island. In October 2018, Hurricane Walaka eroded away most of East Island, the second largest island of the French Frigate Shoals. [33] [34] About 11 acres of East Island were eliminated, which was thought to be caused by the large storm surge that Walaka caused in the area. [35]