Apr 25, 2018
As of early Wednesday morning, EDT, there are no tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean basin, and none are expected to develop for at least the next few days.
By AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Houk
West Pacific Hurricane Basin
Tropical News
- Tropical Storm Fakir turns deadly after unleashing destructive winds, mudslides on La Reunion
- April 24, 2018; 11:51 AM
- Fakir peaked in intensity as a severe tropical storm before striking La Reunion early Tuesday morning.
- Puerto Rico governor urges cancellation of private company contract after massive blackout
- April 19, 2018; 10:23 AM
- Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Wednesday's islandwide blackout, caused by an excavator next to a power transmission line in the south part of the island, was "unacceptable."
- Puerto Rico suffers islandwide blackout 7 months after Maria's rampage
- April 18, 2018; 3:10 PM
- An island-wide outage cut power for 1.4 million in Puerto Rico Wednesday morning, the first total blackout amid the island's power grid struggles since Hurricane Maria.
- In case you missed it: Lightning strike kills Florida woman as she sought shelter; Intense winds damage Taj Mahal
- April 13, 2018; 8:00 AM
- Strong winds damaged part of the Taj Mahal this week and a woman was killed in northern Florida after being struck by lightning.
- Non-profit organizations, citizen activists mobilize in face of Puerto Rico's waste crisis
- April 12, 2018; 12:29 PM
- In the absence of long-term plans for waste management in Puerto Rico, non-profit organizations are working to mitigate the effects of the potential crisis.
- You won't hear Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate as Atlantic hurricane names again
- April 12, 2018; 10:30 AM
- Following last hurricane season's catastrophic impacts which impacted millions, four hurricane names have officially been retired from the Atlantic tropical storm name list.
- Tropical Cyclone Keni destroys homes, inundates towns following direct hit on Fiji
- April 11, 2018; 7:26 AM
- Residents of Viti Levu and Kadavu began to clean up from Tropical Cyclone Keni late Tuesday as the powerful storm departed to the southeast.
- Strengthening Tropical Cyclone Keni to renew flood threat across Fiji
- April 09, 2018; 8:25 AM
- On the heels of deadly Tropical Cyclone Josie, Fiji will face new dangers from strengthening Tropical Cyclone Keni.
- Potential waste crisis looms in Puerto Rico following Maria as long-term solution is unclear
- April 06, 2018; 11:24 AM
- A waste crisis looms for Puerto Rico as decades of neglect were brought into light following the passage of Hurricane Maria.
- Tropical Cyclone Iris to batter Queensland coast with flooding rain, rough surf
- April 04, 2018; 7:58 AM
- Tropical Cyclone Iris sprung back to life on Monday off the coast of Queensland and will bring rounds of rain to the region this week.
