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March 4, 2014: Typhoon Faxai's wind and an enhanced wind flow to the north of the typhoon generated large swells, which claimed the life of a woman. [80] July 11, 2014: Typhoon Rammasun only made landfall on Guam as a tropical depression, with winds much weaker than earlier anticipated. [81]
The JMA divides the typhoon category into three categories, with a 10-minute maximum wind speed below 84 kn (43 m/s; 97 mph; 156 km/h) assigned for the (strong) typhoon category. A very strong typhoon has wind speeds between 85–104 kn (44–54 m/s; 98–120 mph; 157–193 km/h), while a violent typhoon has wind speeds of 105 kn (54 m/s; 121 ...
Omar was the strongest and most damaging typhoon to hit Guam since Typhoon Pamela in 1976. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] The typhoon was felt on all parts of Guam; [ 13 ] tropical-storm-force winds affected the island for 16 hours, [ 2 ] and wind gusts were estimated to have reached 248 km/h (154 mph) in areas beneath the western eyewall. [ 5 ]
A typhoon warning remained in effect late Wednesday local time for Guam and the island of Rota as Mawar passed by, unleashing destructive winds in the process. Mawar is just about 15 miles to the ...
A violent typhoon has sustained wind speeds of over 194 kilometers per hour. ... were reported in Guam after super Typhoon Mawar hit the island on ... a hurricane and a typhoon is the location ...
The center of the storm, then just a typhoon, had bore down on the U.S. territory and unloaded a deluge of rainfall, unleashed destructive winds and knocked out power to nearly the entire island ...
Striking Guam as a Category 5-equivalent typhoon, Karen produced destructive winds across much of the island. [1] With the eye passing over the southern tip of the territory, the most intense winds were felt over central areas. Wind gusts over the southern tip of Guam were estimated to have peaked around 185 km/h (115 mph). [13]
Powerful Typhoon Mawar churned slowly over the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam on Thursday, lashing the island with wind and rain, tearing down trees, walls and power lines, flipping cars, and ...