{"id":40665,"date":"2025-07-28T20:36:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T20:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/iona-becomes-first-hurricane-in-central-pacific-ocean-this-year\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T20:36:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T20:36:30","slug":"iona-becomes-first-hurricane-in-central-pacific-ocean-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/iona-becomes-first-hurricane-in-central-pacific-ocean-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Iona becomes first hurricane in central Pacific Ocean this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>A tropical storm in the central Pacific Ocean rapidly strengthened into Hurricane Iona on Monday, forecasters said. The hurricane didn&#8217;t pose an immediate threat to the Hawaiian Islands.<\/p>\n<p>As of early Monday morning in Hawaii, Iona was located about 895 miles southeast of Honolulu, according to the National Hurricane Center based in Miami.<\/p>\n<h2>Map shows Hurricane Iona&#8217;s projected path<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/28\/cbaa7d6c-1239-45f0-a6b5-8338e2ec14c2\/thumbnail\/620x349\/4723da638070de3ed2645af386dfc843\/iona.png#\" alt=\"A map shows the projected path of Hurricane Iona in the Pacific Ocean on July 28, 2025. \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/28\/cbaa7d6c-1239-45f0-a6b5-8338e2ec14c2\/thumbnail\/620x349\/4723da638070de3ed2645af386dfc843\/iona.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A map shows the projected path of Hurricane Iona in the Pacific Ocean on July 28, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iona was expected to move westward for the next couple of days, forecasters with the hurricane center said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Confidence remains high that Iona will stay well south of the Hawaiian Islands,&#8221; forecasters said.<\/p>\n<p>The storm was a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/understanding-storm-and-hurricane-categories-why-wind-speed-isnt-the-whole-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Category 1 hurricane<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and it is expected to strengthen. By Tuesday, Iona&#8217;s maximum sustained wind speeds were forecast to be at Category 2 strength.<\/p>\n<p>The storm was then expected to gradually weaken during the week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/28\/b2d179df-59b0-412c-b0c6-a32d5333c0f4\/thumbnail\/620x465\/a558f326f1ee9954789310f7d37a3b6f\/hurricane-iona-20250728-1910.jpg#\" alt=\"Hurricane Iona is seen in the Pacific Ocean in a satellite image captured at 3:10 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2025. \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/28\/b2d179df-59b0-412c-b0c6-a32d5333c0f4\/thumbnail\/620x465\/a558f326f1ee9954789310f7d37a3b6f\/hurricane-iona-20250728-1910.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/28\/b2d179df-59b0-412c-b0c6-a32d5333c0f4\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/1104bf1ba9f28071d9398117cff87991\/hurricane-iona-20250728-1910.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Hurricane Iona is seen in the Pacific Ocean in a satellite image captured at 3:10 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NOAA\/NESDIS\/STAR GOES-West<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iona initially formed as a tropical depression late Saturday night, forecasters said. As the depression gained strength, it turned into the first named storm in the central Pacific Ocean this season.<\/p>\n<p>The eastern Pacific has seen several named storms so far this season. Last month, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hurricane-erick-mexico-path-pacific\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Erick<\/a><\/span> made landfall in Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tropical-storms-barry-flossie-hurricane-mexico-coasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Flossie<\/a><\/span> also reached Category 3 strength as it skirted up the Mexican coast, but ultimately didn&#8217;t make landfall. <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tropical-storm-hurricane-barbara-coast-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Barbara<\/a><\/span>, this season&#8217;s first hurricane in the eastern Pacific, reached Category 1 strength off Mexico&#8217;s coast, and also didn&#8217;t make landfall.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlantic Ocean has seen three named tropical storms so far this year. Forecasters at Colorado State University expect the Atlantic season to be <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/2025-atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">above average<\/a><\/span> with 16 named storms, eight of which are expected to be hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/alex-sundby\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Alex  Sundby<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com. 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