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October 16–19, 2013: Typhoon Francisco passed south of Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands. Gusts on Guam reached 84 km/h (52 mph) at Andersen Air Force Base. Wind gusts were not as strong when the typhoon approached the Mariana Islands for a second time. The typhoon also dropped heavy rainfall on Guam, peaking at 201 mm (7.9 in) at Inarajan.
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Typhoon Pamela was a powerful typhoon that struck the U.S. territory of Guam in May 1976, causing about $500 million in damage ().The sixth named storm and third typhoon of the 1976 Pacific typhoon season, Pamela developed on May 14 from a trough in the Federated States of Micronesia in the area of the Nomoi Islands.
Typhoon Karen was the most powerful tropical cyclone to strike the island of Guam, and has been regarded as one of the most destructive events in the island's history. [1] It was first identified as a tropical disturbance on November 6, 1962, well to the southeast of Truk .
Powerful Typhoon Mawar barreled over Guam on Wednesday with fierce winds and a devastating storm surge. AccuWeather meteorologists say the cyclone was likely the strongest in decades to impact the ...
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]
As Typhoon Mawar aimed its fury at Guam, residents facing terrifying winds and crashing waves from the strongest typhoon to hit the U.S. Pacific territory in decades had identical twin ...
The powerful Typhoon Mawar that lashed Guam on Thursday has interrupted travel and tropical island life for residents and U.S. military members in one of the nation’s most remote territories.