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Hurricane Nolo Becomes Typhoon Nolo After Crossing International Dateline
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News18•05-10-2026, 03:45
Hurricane Nolo Becomes Typhoon Nolo After Crossing International Dateline
- •Hurricane Nolo transformed into Typhoon Nolo after crossing the international dateline in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, maintaining its strength.
- •Now Typhoon Nolo, the storm is located approximately 395 miles (640 kilometers) west-southwest of Lisianski Island, moving west at 17 mph (28 kph).
- •Nolo rapidly strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane on Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) as it changed names.
- •The storm is not expected to threaten any land through Friday, moving across a vast ocean.
- •Tropical cyclones are named differently based on their location: hurricanes in the North Atlantic and central/eastern Pacific, typhoons in the Northwest Pacific, and generic tropical cyclones in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.
Key Questions Answered
The storm changed its name to a typhoon after crossing the international dateline in the Pacific Ocean, as tropical cyclones receive different names depending on the region where they form.
Typhoon Nolo is located about 395 miles west-southwest of Lisianski Island and is moving west at a speed of 17 mph.
No, forecasters note that the storm is over a large, vast ocean and is not forecast to threaten any land through Friday.
