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October 14–16, 1953: Typhoon Alice's 24-hour rainfall total at Andersen Air Base, 18.33 in (466 mm), was the record high in Guam until Typhoon Pamela of 1976 struck the island. [1] The resulting floods washed away four bridges across the island, cutting off access to the villages of Talofofo , Inarajan , Merizo , and Umatac .
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 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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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]
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.