Hurricane PTC One-C poses flood threat to Hawaii amid active Pacific season

A strengthening tropical cyclone is tracking toward Hawaii as record sea-surface temperatures fuel unusually active storm formation across the Eastern Pacific and Atlantic basins.

First covered Aug 12, 2026 · 3:43 PM PT · 2 articles

Hurricane PTC One-C poses flood threat to Hawaii amid active Pacific season — Image via yaleclimateconnections.org

Coverage

17h CleanTechnica PTC One-C Heads Toward Hawaii; Life-Threatening Floods Possible — By Irene Sans, Yale Climate Connections The Eastern Pacific continues to be very active. This is very typical for this time of year — and especially in seasons…

20h Yale Climate Connections PTC One-C heads toward Hawaii; life-threatening floods possible — Plus: Cristobal forms as the Atlantic awakens, with two tropical waves heading toward the Caribbean.

Primary sources

coast.noaa.gov Historical Hurricane Tracks — cited by 2 of the outlets above

nhc.noaa.gov 131438 (nhc.noaa.gov) — cited by 2 of the outlets above

cpc.ncep.noaa.gov Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion — cited by 2 of the outlets above

More coverage from around the web

washingtonpost.com ‘Life-threatening flooding’ possible in Hawaii this weekend from forming tropical storm

watchers.news Potential Tropical Cyclone One-C moving toward Hawaii, heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous surf forecast - The Watchers

foxweather.com Future Tropical Storm Lala barrels toward Hawaii with rare landfall threat | Fox Weather

staradvertiser.com Potential Tropical Cyclone One-C intensifies as it ...

bigislandnow.com Potential Tropical Cyclone One-C update for Thursday: Heavy rainfall forecast, with increasing risk of wind, wave impacts | Big Island Now

Appeared in: 2026-08-13 (#15)

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