Guam
Located in the western Pacific Ocean
is among the Micronesian Islands
The largest tropical island
It has a resident population of 170,000
View of Guam / Guam Tourism Bureau Weibo
however
This beautiful island has not been "calm" for the past two days
May 24, local time
Typhoon Mawar No. 2 of the year
Brought to Guam
Strong winds, lightning, heavy rain
The maximum sustained wind speed is 225 kilometers per hour
Storm ravaging Guam / Canadian Sing Tao Daily
How strong is "Mava"?
Due to the integrity of the structure
Vertical wind shear is less
Energy "accumulation" is smoother
"Mawa" typhoon can be described as "growing rapidly"
Continental Central Meteorological Observatory
The maximum wind near the center of the "Mava" has been placed
Upgraded from level 16 to level 17 and above
The Japan Meteorological Agency directly gave a "violent" strength evaluation
The United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center gave it
Evaluation of the intensity of a category 5 typhoon
Judging from its peak intensity and the duration of the super typhoon
"Mawa" has enough "capital"
Compete for this year's "Wind King" crown
The pole photographed by netizens was blown off cr.twi
Affected by the storm
At present, Guam has a widespread water and power outage
The Guam Power Authority said
The island's power grid was on the afternoon of the 23rd
It can only power about 2% of all its electricity customers
Dangerous weather brought by storms
It also caused maintenance personnel to be unable to restore power service in time
Before the storm
Governor of Guam, Lou Leon Guerrero
On the 22nd local time
Calling on residents to remain calm through social platforms
Guam authorities have also ordered
Evacuate residents in flood-prone areas
Temporary shelters were also opened
The destroyed house cr.twi photographed by netizens
As an "unofficial territory" of the United States
US President Biden announced on the 23rd
Guam has entered a state of emergency because of the "Mawa"
and ordered the federal government to provide assistance
Guam Meteorological Service Weather Forecast Office
Chief Meteorological Service Meteorologist
Patrick Doll said
This storm has the potential to cause
"Widespread destruction"
The eye of the wind may pass directly through Guam
Storm surge is expected to be than
The normal high tide is 2 to 3 meters higher
Up to 4.5 meters up to 4.5 meters is very dangerous
Netizens photographed the sea setting off huge waves cr.twi
Mawa was the strongest typhoon to hit Guam in recent years
The last typhoon of comparable power
Still in 1962
Typhoon Karen (delisted)
The maximum wind speed near the center at that time
It reaches about 249 kilometers per hour
The road area photographed by netizens is cr.twi
Currently, the storm has destroyed quite a few houses on the island
Trees were also blown down by strong winds that obstructed the road
Local weather service office
Send meteorological data
Wind sensors and radar equipment
It was also damaged
Fortunately, no injuries were reported
The house was badly damaged
According to the forecast of the Central Meteorological Observatory of the mainland
At 8 a.m. Beijing time on the 26th
The Mawa is located about 620 km north-west-west of Guam
Maximum wind force near the center 17 or higher (62 m/s)
It is expected that in the future it will be at a speed of 25-30 kilometers per hour
Continue moving north-west
Probability forecast map of the path of Typhoon Mawa in the next 120 hours Figure/Central Meteorological Observatory
Continental Fengyun Weather Satellite also to "Mawa"
Close surveillance was carried out
True color images of FY-4B geostationary meteorological satellites show that the "Mava" has a complete organizational structure, a blurred eye area, strong convection development near the center and on the east side, and a clear radial cirrus plume can be seen on the south side/National Satellite Meteorological Center
Peace be upon everyone!
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Source: China Meteorology