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What happened with Iona
Hurricane Iona (2025) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2025 Central Pacific season. It formed on July 26, 2025, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 956 mb on July 29, 2025, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 69 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on July 29, 2025). The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 2,362 miles (3,801 km).