{
  "question": "Was today a depression?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-depression",
  "verdict": "yes",
  "headline": "YES",
  "answer": "Yes — Tropical Depression Three-C has formed east of the International Date Line and spun up on Oct 25.",
  "details": [
    "Three-C formed Oct 25 near 14N 179E, 30 kt winds",
    "No depression over Columbus; sky not part of this bargain",
    "Nearby Hurricanes Vance and Champi stayed storms, not depressions"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center",
      "url": "https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA EONET natural events",
      "url": "https://eonet.gsfc.nasa.gov/"
    },
    {
      "title": "upi.com",
      "url": "https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/10/25/latam-us-tropical-weather/7801792946789/"
    },
    {
      "title": "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (.gov)",
      "url": "https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCMEP2+shtml/260235.shtml"
    },
    {
      "title": "Big Island Video News",
      "url": "https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2026/10/25/tropical-depression-forms-in-central-pacific/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Wikipedia: October 26",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_26"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-26",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-depression/2026-10-26",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-26T04:30:41.476Z"
}