Genevieve has surged to become a formidable Category 5 hurricane in the Eastern Pacific, making it the first to reach this magnitude since Hurricane Kristy back in 2024. The storm underwent rapid intensification during the early hours of Monday morning.

Marking a significant milestone in the 2026 season, Hurricane Genevieve holds the distinction of being the Northern Hemisphere’s initial major hurricane this year, impacting both the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific regions.

Currently, this powerful storm is racing west-northwest across the open expanse of the Eastern Pacific, boasting maximum sustained winds that have reached a staggering 160 mph.

Thankfully, Genevieve is projected to stay far out at sea, with no anticipated threats to any landmass.

Despite remaining offshore, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warns that Genevieve is generating significant swells impacting the southern Baja California and southwestern Mexican coasts, sparking life-threatening rip currents.

According to the FOX Forecast Center, the storm is moving into a region highly conducive to development, as the wind shear is expected to decrease while ocean temperatures continue to rise.

The water in the region is not only warm at the surface but also well below the surface, providing the storm with plenty of fuel.

By the middle of the week, the hurricane will move over cooler waters, which will begin the weakening process.

Progressively cooler water will take its toll on the storm, so by the weekend, it will either be a weak system or have dissipated entirely.

The FOX Forecast Center said the storm poses no threat to land.

Hurricane Genevieve was named Saturday night and quickly intensified into a Category 4 storm by Sunday evening.

Typically, the average date for the first major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) in the eastern Pacific is July 15.

Emma Roberts radiated elegance in a stunning white bridal gown as she tied the knot with Cody John in a joyous ceremony held in Idaho over the weekend.

The couple, Roberts, 35, and John, 36, exchanged their vows amidst the picturesque backdrop of Sun Valley, at John’s family estate. Celebrating with them were Roberts’ famous aunt, Julia Roberts, and her husband, Danny Moder.

Captured in photos shared by The Daily Mail, the actress, previously engaged to Evan Peters, dazzled in a custom-designed Monique Lhuillier gown featuring unique asymmetrical sleeves. As reported by Vogue, Roberts was all smiles as she laughed and shared vows with a stylishly dressed John.

Adding to the heartfelt occasion, Roberts was escorted down the aisle by her five-year-old son, Rhodes, whom she co-parents with former partner Garrett Hedlund.

Noticeably absent from the celebration was her father, Eric Roberts, 70, with whom Emma shares a famously tumultuous relationship.

Following the ceremony, Roberts slipped into an archival after-party dress by the designer.

And for his part, John was dressed in a brown suit. 

Oscar-winner Julia, 58, looked stylish in a navy blue polka dot dress, with her hair in an elegant updo for the alfresco ceremony.

Her husband Moder, 57, looked dapper in a black suit and plum tie. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to Roberts’s representatives for further comment. 

American Horror Story star Roberts told Vogue about collaborating with Lhuillier on her gown, ‘I didn’t really know what I wanted.

‘I just knew that I wanted it to feel very vintage-inspired. I’m obsessed with antique books and treasure hunting, and I love collecting old ephemera, so I really wanted that to shine through in the dress.’

The American Horror Story star announced her engagement in 2024 with an Instagram post.

She flashed her diamond ring in a smiling snapshot with John, quipping in the caption: ‘Putting this here before my mom tells everyone.’ 

The couple began dating in 2022, and John’s sparse Instagram profile is mostly made up of tributes to Roberts.

This past February he shared pictures of his then-fiancée and wrote, ‘You make everything magic. Happy birthday, Emma,’ to which she replied in the comments, ‘I love you.’

The now-newlyweds previously confirmed their relationship in August 2022 after they were seen kissing in New York City.

Days later, the duo made things Instagram official with a photo John posted of them sharing a kiss on a yacht.

The caption read: ‘sweet sweet.’

At the time, a source close to the pair told ET that New York native Roberts was ‘very content with Cody, and they’re enjoying their relationship and time together.

‘Their friends and family are happy for the both of them and think they make a great couple,’ the insider dished.

Since then, the low-key couple has managed to keep their relationship private. 

Before striking up her romance with John, Roberts said she didn’t want to date any more actors. 

She told Flaunt: ‘One day the veil was lifted and I didn’t want to date actors anymore. It’s hard, I think, for two actors to be together.’

‘I’m trying to think if I’ve seen it done successfully,’ she pondered before noting her actor father Eric Roberts has been married to Crack Me Up star Eliza Garrett for over 30 years. 

‘Also, the actors I’ve been with border on method actors, and that is something that I think is extremely difficult to be in a relationship with – at least for me, especially the characters that they were playing,’ she told the outlet.

She and her ex Hedlund were first linked in April 2019, after her quiet spilt from Dahmer star Evan Peters.

Roberts and Peters publicly reunited in May 2026, seven years after they called off their engagement in a contentious split.

The exes stood next to each other onstage to promote the 13th season of American Horror Story.