Hurricane Walaka (2018)

Walaka became a Category 3 major hurricane around 12:00 UTC on 1 October, the fourth storm to reach that strength in the Central Pacific that year, and peaked at 00:00 UTC on 2 October with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 921 mbar. It brought high surf and a storm surge to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Formed (UTC)

2018-09-26

Dissipated (UTC)

2018-10-07

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

140

Basin it formed in

Eastern North Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2018269N11220

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: eastern pacific, hurricane, category 5, hawaii, storm surge, 2018 season

Coordinates: 18.451741550849434, -169.79950241404302

Part of Eastern Pacific hurricanes of category 5 in the 2000 to 2024 seasons

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