Hurricane Lala — 2026

Central Pacific. Peak winds 130 mph (115 kt), Category 4. Tropical cyclone: Aug 13 – Aug 28, 2026 (UTC).

By the numbers

"Peak winds" means the strongest sustained wind NHC estimated at any point in the storm's life, averaged over one minute, not gusts. ACE adds up a storm's wind strength every six hours while it is at least a tropical storm, so a long-lived strong storm scores far higher than a brief weak one.

How it ended

The Central Pacific Hurricane Center issued its last advisory on Lala, number 64, at Aug 28, 09:00 UTC. That advisory was titled "Post-Tropical Cyclone Lala".

In that advisory's own words (in English):This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on Lala.

NHC's best track ends at Aug 28, 06:00 UTC, with the system classed as a remnant low.

Landfalls are not listed here: NHC's operational track does not record them reliably. NHC's Tropical Cyclone Report will.

Timeline

Times are UTC. Status changes come from NHC's best track, which records the storm every six hours.

1. Aug 12, 15:00 UTC First NHC advisory ("Potential Tropical Cyclone One-C")
2. Aug 13, 12:00 UTC Formed as a tropical storm
3. Aug 15, 18:00 UTC Became a hurricane
4. Aug 19, 00:00 UTC Became a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger)
5. Aug 19, 06:00 UTC Peak intensity: 130 mph (115 kt), Category 4, 947 mb
6. Aug 23, 06:00 UTC Weakened below hurricane strength
7. Aug 28, 06:00 UTC No longer a tropical cyclone: classed as a remnant low
8. Aug 28, 09:00 UTC Last advisory, from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center

Track

The 2026 season so far · NHC's archive of every advisory on Lala