Northern Marianas storm history

A tropical disturbance was noted just northwest of Kosrae on the morning of October 21 near 8N160E. By the morning of October 22 the system had become Tropical depression 31W and was 130 miles north-northwest of Pohnpei. 31W continued to intensify through the day and by the after…

A 26 year old Marine from the Marine Wing Communication Squadron 18 based in Okinawa, Japan, was taking part in Exercise Valiant Shield and Forager Fury on Tinian. He went into the ocean on the northwest side of Tinian to cool off. It was reported that he was swept over the reef.…

A tropical disturbance was noted just northwest of Kosrae on the morning of October 21 near 8N160E. By the morning of October 22 the system had become Tropical depression 31W and was 130 miles north-northwest of Pohnpei. 31W continued to intensify through the day and by the after…

A tropical disturbance was noted just northwest of Kosrae on the morning of October 21 near 8N160E. By the morning of October 22 the system had become Tropical depression 31W and was 130 miles north-northwest of Pohnpei. 31W continued to intensify through the day and by the after…

Podul (16W) originated as a weak circulation, monitored as Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) Invest 98W, that drifted west-southwest from well east-northeast of the far northern Marianas. At 1PM ChST (Aug 7th), 98W became Tropical Depression (TD) 16W, and forecasts showed a qui…

Tropical Storm Krosa (12W) produced peripheral impacts to the Marianas during the period of July 24-27 as the enter kept west of the Marianas, with no fatalities or injuries reported, and only minimal damage to shade structures, signage, and a few down trees along public beaches …

With JTWC Warning #3, issued at 1300ChST on Sep 27th, JTWC classified 19W as a 40 mph tropical storm, centered 60 miles WNW of Pagan Island - which it had passed over a few hours prior. Residents reported strong winds and gusts with very heavy rainfall. The three far northern isl…

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 n…

Tropical Depression (TD) 21W developed about 750 miles east of Saipan in the Mariana Islands on the morning of October 9th. Moving steadily northwest at about 15 mph, TD 21W became Tropical Storm Soulik late that evening. Tropical Storm Soulik continued moving northwest, passing …

In Tinian some banana trees were reported damaged by gusty winds.