Central North Pacific · 2026
Hurricane Karina, 2026
Past storm No longer active in the official data. Official positions ran from 7 Sep 2026 to 7 Sep 2026, 03:00 UTC.
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The storm in brief
| Name | Karina |
|---|---|
| Type | Hurricane Karina (by the strength the agencies reported) |
| Basin | Central North Pacific |
| Status | No longer active · first position 7 Sep 2026, latest 7 Sep 2026, 03:00 UTC |
| Peak intensity |
GDACS: "Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 231 km/h)" Highest GDACS alert level: Green. |
| Countries in official alerts | United States |
| Agency ids | GDACS event 1001314 |
Peak figures are the highest the agencies gave in the positions this site recorded. NHC gives one-minute sustained wind in knots; GDACS's sentence is quoted as GDACS published it. Final figures come later, in the agencies' post-storm reports.
Track
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- Positions the agencies reported (solid)
All 1 recorded positions
| Time (UTC) | Centre | Wind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 03:00 | 23.1°N 146.2°W | 231 km/h · GDACS Green | GDACS |
The track is the series of official positions this site recorded; GDACS positions are the centre GDACS gave with each update. Gaps mean an update was not read, not that the storm stopped.
Warnings and events this site stored
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27 Aug 2026, 21:00 UTC
Minor Tropical Cyclone KARINA-26 · GDACS -
7 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC
Moderate Hurricane Karina · EONET -
7 Sep 2026, 00:44 UTC
Moderate High Surf Warning issued September 6 at 2:44PM HST until September 8 at 6:00AM HST by NWS Honolulu HI, United States of America · WMO · United States
Linked when the agency's own record of this storm, or a warning naming it ("Hurricane Karina"), was stored on this site. Severity levels are the ones shown on each event page.
Official agencies
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Questions
Where is Hurricane Karina now?
Hurricane Karina is no longer active in the official data this site reads. Its last official position was on 7 Sep 2026.
How strong did Hurricane Karina get?
GDACS: "Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 231 km/h)" Highest GDACS alert level: Green. These are the agencies' own figures from the positions this site recorded; final figures come later in the agencies' post-storm reports.
Alert data from GDACS (European Commission Joint Research Centre & United Nations OCHA), gdacs.org. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. More storms: all named tropical storms · where a storm could form next.