Tropical Storm Amanda, the first named storm of the 2026 hurricane season, can be seen forming in the eastern Pacific Ocean on June 3, 2026. This Black Marble nighttime blue/yellow composite (day/night band) image is built with data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the NOAA-20 platform.
Due to ocean conditions related to a developing El Niño, the hurricane season in the eastern Pacific Ocean is expected to be busier than normal compared to the Atlantic basin. Historically, the majority of tropical storms that form in the eastern Pacific stay over the ocean and do not make landfall, but a few affect Hawaii, the west coast of Mexico, or the southwestern United States each year.
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