First published 10/4/2026, 8:41:15 PM · Last updated 10/4/2026, 8:41:15 PM

Hurricane Rachel

NASA EONET classifies the event as a severe storm and reports coordinates 20.2, -113.5 and magnitude 90 kts. No impact or affected-area details were included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.

Illustrative image: Storm approaching Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States, looking northwest from Sherlock Park. The Hooper-Eblen Center is left of center. The very large cloud at the center was not a tornado. — Brian Stansberry/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence: 6/10How certain the assessment is based on the clarity and evidence in the cited reporting.
Geographic reach: 1/10How widely the event reaches, from a local area (1) to worldwide impact (10).
Global importance: 2/10The event's broader significance, from limited importance (1) to major global importance (10).
Impact magnitude: 4/10The scale or severity of the real-world impact, from minor (1) to extreme (10).
Positivity: 2/10How harmful or beneficial the event is, from strongly harmful (1) to strongly positive (10).
Urgency: 3/10How time-sensitive the event is, from low urgency (1) to immediate attention needed (10).

Why it matters

The source provides a storm category, coordinates, and magnitude but no impact details.

Location

Sources

Hurricane RachelNASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET) Usage terms

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