Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
November 11, 1962: Typhoon Karen was regarded as the worst typhoon to ever impact Guam. 95 percent of homes were destroyed, [15] and those left standing were damaged. [16] Approximately 45,000 people, mostly Guamanians, were left homeless. [17] 11 people lost their lives and about 100 others were injured.
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. Over the following two days, the system tracked generally northward ...
Typhoon Pongsona was the last typhoon of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season, and was the second costliest United States disaster in 2002, only behind Hurricane Lili. [1] The name "Pongsona" was contributed by North Korea for the Pacific tropical cyclone list and is the Korean name for the garden balsam. [2] Pongsona developed out of an area of ...
Guam's governor gave the all-clear Thursday after Typhoon Mawar tore through the remote U.S. Pacific territory the night before, ripping off roofs, shedding trees and leaving much of the island of ...
Typhoon Mawar brought peak winds of 149 mph (240 km/h) across the islands during the last week of May, and the center of the storm tracked directly between Guam and Rota Island, part of the Marianas.
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.
The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. List of typhoons in Guam. Tropical Depression 18W (2009) Typhoon Alice (1953) Typhoon Alice (1979) Tropical Storm Bavi (2015) Typhoon Bolaven (2023)
Damage in Guam from the typhoon. Despite being the strongest storm to strike the island in over 20 years, overall structural damage was relatively limited. [86] However, the typhoon's powerful winds did defoliate and uproot trees, topple billboards, and tear tin roofing from buildings. [87] Floodwaters in Yona were reported to be waist-deep. [86]