Tropical Storm · Guam
Tropical Storm October 16, 2015 – October 17, 2015 · Rota, Guam
What the National Weather Service wrote
On the night of October 13, Tropical Depression 25W formed 1080 miles east of Guam. Twenty-four hours later on the night of the 24th, the depression intensified enough to become Tropical Storm Champi.
Tropical Storm Champi moved across the Marianas on the 16th, passing 65 miles north of Saipan during that afternoon.
Winds varied across the Marianas as some of the gusts occurred in shower bands south of the tropical storm.
An automated weather station on Rota recorded maximum sustained winds of 32 knots (37 mph) just after 6 pm on the 16th with a gust to 47 knots (54 mph) at 4:30 pm. Lowest SLP was 996.5 mb.
Rainbands associated with Tropical Storm Champi produced heavy rain in some areas. The automated weather station on Rota recorded 8.01 inches of rain on the
16th.
The wider storm
Tropical Storm Champi moved across the Marianas during the middle of October.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 608222. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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