Belau storm history

According to a news article in the Islands Times, a newspaper in Palau, two men from Ngaraard went fishing of the east side of island when their kayak overturned Some time after noon. One man, 32 years old, was swept out to sea, while the other, age not given, grabbed onto a buoy…

A 37-year-old man died on the reef just off of Ipan Talofofo, Guam. Guam Fire Department responded to a beach along the east side of Guam after 23:40 on the night of the 30th. At that time fire department personnel pulled a distressed fisherman to safety. The fisherman told the f…

Typhoon Surigae began as a weak tropical disturbance well to the southwest of Weno, Chuuk. On April 9, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) opened Invest Area 94W on a weak circulation centered near 6N146E. By the afternoon of the 13th the Joint Typhoon Warning Center made the…

Palau had improved from abnormally dry to to no drought or dryness at the end of April, but remained under Stage 1 of the National Drought Action Plan since March 26th. On May 14 at 1030LST (1230ChST), the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) of the Republic of Palau issue…

Palau was abnormally dry (D0) at the start of April and eventually improved to no drought or dryness on April 23rd due to increasing showers activity. Palau was placed under Stage 1 of the National Drought Action Plan back on March 26th, encouraging water conservation, and this w…

On March 26th the National Emergency Committee declared a Water Shortage Watch for the republic as water levels at Ngerimel and Ngerikiil reservoirs, Airai, have significantly dropped due to insufficient rainfall and heightened water consumption. This placed the Republic of Palau…

On the 27th of October a circulation was located near 7N145E and was classified as Invest 94W. By the 30th 94W had moved to 9N138E. On the morning of the 31st 94W intensified to Tropical Depression 27W at 8N135E or 60 miles north-northeast of Koror, Palau. On the 31st, IR satelli…

On December 10 2021 a few circulations could be found over Yap state FSM. One near 4N14E with the second near 6N151E. By the morning of the 11th the eastern most circulation survived and was near 6N148E. On the morning of the 12th it had moved to 5N145E. By the afternoon of the 1…

A combination of north swell and King Tides, plus higher sea levels from an on going La Nina pattern produced an inundation event. Slight inundation was observed during high tide at T Dock in Palau.

All locations in Palau received adequate rainfall and the country was no longer in drought. Even though the Weather Service Office in Palau received only 8.28 inches of rain, more than 8 inches below average, the trend was for more rainfall. The southern island of Peleliu saw 5.9…

Sufficient rainfall allowed drought conditions to end across Palau by the end of June. 16.25 inches of rain fell at the Koror WSO which is 90 percent of normal.

The experimental drought assessment of the U.S. Drought Monitor indicates that some locations in the Republic of Palau remain at Exceptional drought (drought level 4 of 4) at the beginning of the month. Increased rain through the month reduced the category to Extreme drought (dro…

The experimental drought assessment of the U.S. Drought Monitor indicates that some locations in the Republic of Palau had increased to exceptional drought conditions (Drought level 4). The main islands of Palau did however see increased rainfall with two 2 day periods experienci…

The experimental drought assessment of the U.S. Drought Monitor indicates that some locations in the Republic of Palau remain in a period of extreme drought conditions (Drought level 3). Rainfall across The Republic of Palau continued to be lower than average. During March only 2…

The experimental drought assessment of the U.S. Drought Monitor indicates that some locations in the Republic of Palau had entered a period of extreme drought conditions (Drought level 3). Rainfall across The Republic of Palau continued to be lower than average. During February o…

During the morning of October 3rd, Tropical Depression 23W formed just west of Wake Island. The depression became Tropical Storm Choi-wan later that same morning. Further intensification resulted in Choi-wan becoming a typhoon on the afternoon of the 6th. The typhoon passed to th…