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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 .
Radar image of Typhoon Cobra. The origins of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) can be traced back to June 1945, when the Fleet Weather Center/Typhoon Tracking Center was established on the island of Guam, after multiple typhoons, including Typhoon Cobra of December 1944 and Typhoon Connie in June 1945, had caused a significant loss of men and ships.
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Chester W. Nimitz briefly made his headquarters at the Japanese naval communications center at Fonte Plateau in January 1945.. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center was established at Nimitz Hill in 1959, but Typhoon Karen destroyed the center in 1962.
As the storm passed north of the island, Marwar gained super typhoon status with 150 mph winds, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. “Mawar is now moving away from Guam,” the ...
If the typhoon does make a direct landfall, the island would be thrashed with the storm’s strongest winds and highest storm surge. Though Guam is located in the West Pacific Ocean – an area ...
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 ...
On November 5, 2010, Commander Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) [2] established Fleet Weather Center San Diego (FWC-SD). This served to relocate all maritime and aviation services to San Diego, and consolidate all weather services provided across the Third, Fifth and Seventh Fleet Areas of Responsibility(AOR) in order to consolidate weather services for the Pacific and Indian ...
Predecessor agency to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Fleet Weather Center/Typhoon Tracking Center was established on the island of Guam in June 1945, after multiple typhoons, including Typhoon Cobra in the previous season and Typhoon Connie in this season, had caused a significant loss of men and ships.