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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.
The typhoon, the strongest to hit the U.S. territory of roughly 150,000 people since 2002, briefly made landfall Wednesday night as a Category 4 storm at Andersen Air Force Base on the northern
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 ...
Mawar has “re-intensified” into a super typhoon as it now heads to the Philippines, the state’s weather service said after a brief weakening of the storm after it passed over Guam.. The ...
Super Typhoon Pongsona hit Guam in 2002 with sustained winds of 144 miles per hour and gusts to ... widely regarded as the worst storm to ever hit the island, struck in 1962 with sustained winds ...
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]
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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.