CelloMom On CarsAug 15, 2023

"#HurricaneDora became #TyphoonDora as it crossed the international date line into the western Pacific Ocean late Friday, becoming only the second tropical system on record to remain at hurricane strength across the eastern, central and western Pacific basins.

Having traveled nearly 10,000 miles in total, including 5,000 miles across the #Pacific Ocean, Dora was the longest-lasting Category 4 hurricane on record in the Pacific before weakening in recent days."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/08/11/hurricane-dora-typhoon-hawaii-record/

Unrelenting Hurricane Dora makes history by becoming a typhoon

Dora has already made headlines for its role in intensifying Hawaii’s devastating firestorm.

The Washington Post
Show threadZoom EarthAug 14, 2023
Typhoon #Dora satellite picture from today in the western Pacific Ocean. Maximum wind speeds of 120 km/h. #TyphoonDora #weather #WX
YouStormAug 12, 2023
Hurricane #Dora became Typhoon Dora after passing 180°W. Only the second TC on record to track the entire way across the central Pacific basin as a hurricane, the other was Hurricane John 1994. Another Hurricane Dora in 1999 had a very similar track and very nearly achieved the same feat. #HurricaneDora #TyphoonDora
Hippy SteveAug 12, 2023

#HurricaneDora now identifies as #TyphoonDora.

Only the 2nd tropical system known to have maintained cyclone strength from the Eastern Pacific to the Western Pacific.

Even more impressive is that Dora began back on July 17 when it first emerged as a tropical wave, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. It's traveled 10,000 miles so far.