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Tropical cyclone SIMON

📍 Location per source · since 7 Oct 2026

Source: GDACS ↗
Source updated: 8 Oct 2026, 05:32 UTC
Event start (source): 7 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTC
Last change ingested: 8 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC

At a glance

What happened: Tropical cyclone — Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 204 km/h). GDACS Orange alert.
Where: See source (15.60, -102.50 per source)
When: Began 7 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Who is affected: People in the affected area. Population exposure is in the source report.
Has it escalated?: The source has lowered its alert level since its peak.
Latest development: The Guardian, 7 Oct 2026: Tropical Storm Isaias near Mexico is forecast to become a hurricane

What the source confirmsFacts · from GDACS

Alert: GDACS Orange alert — source record ↗
Severity (source's statement): Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 204 km/h)
Start: 7 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Source description: “Tropical Cyclone SIMON-26”

Reported, not independently verifiedNews organisations

Headlines are the publishers' own. Where reports conflict, the source record above takes precedence.

News The Guardian · 7 Oct 2026 (12 h ago)
Tropical Storm Isaias near Mexico is forecast to become a hurricane
Isaias, which succeeded Tropical Depression Nine, would be the first hurricane of the belated Atlantic season Tropical Storm Isaias formed early on Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the belated Atlantic sea…

TimelineNewest first · UTC · grey = older than 7 days

8 Oct 2026, 03:08 UTC
GDACS changed its alert level to orange.
7 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
GDACS changed its alert level to red.
7 Oct 2026, 19:27 UTC
The Guardian reported: Tropical Storm Isaias near Mexico is forecast to become a hurricane
7 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · RedAlertDirect
First recorded by RedAlertDirect.
7 Oct 2026, 15:46 UTC
GDACS alert level: orange.
7 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Event began, according to GDACS.

AssessmentRule-based · not a measurement

High GDACS Orange alert — the source expects a significant humanitarian impact.

Factor	Rating	Basis	Why
Hazard severity GDACS (UN OCHA / European Commission): Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 204 km/h)	Medium	Source	GDACS (UN OCHA / European Commission): Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 204 km/h)
Geographic spread The source does not list affected countries.	Not rated	Not assessed	The source does not list affected countries.
Escalation The source has lowered its alert level since its peak.	Low	Source	The source has lowered its alert level since its peak.
Civilian impact GDACS alert levels combine hazard severity with exposed population and vulnerability — a model estimate, not a count.	Medium	Source	GDACS alert levels combine hazard severity with exposed population and vulnerability — a model estimate, not a count.
Economic impact No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Displacement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Infrastructure No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
International involvement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Uncertainty Less than 48 hours old: early impact estimates are usually revised.	High	Rule on source data	Less than 48 hours old: early impact estimates are usually revised.

Ratings marked “Source” restate the source. “Rule on source data” applies a published rule (see methodology). Nothing here is produced by a language model.