Champi may regain super typhoon status as outer bands brush Guam

Typhoon Champi was forecast to strengthen again Monday, possibly back to super typhoon status, even as its outer rain bands brought gusts, thunderstorms, and a flood advisory to Guam. The National Weather Service said the storm, with 140 mph winds, was 345 …

Coast Guard reopens the Port of Saipan and opens the Port of Guam for daylight operations as post-Champi recovery ...

SANTA RITA, Guam — U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam crews are working to assess aids to navigation and channel conditions across the Marianas Monday following Super Typhoon Champi which passed south of Guam Sunday. The Captain of the Port …

Army is not ruling out armed balloons after Guam launches

Three years after a Chinese balloon reportedly was headed toward Guam, the U.S. Army is launching its own balloons from the island, and an Army colonel says armed versions are possible. Col. Joseph Mroszczyk, who directs a space superiority office at the …

38th Guam Micronesia Island Fair postponed

The Guam Visitors Bureau is postponing the 38th Guam Micronesia Island Fair, originally scheduled for Oct. 23 to 25 at Governor Joseph Flores Memorial Park or Ypao Beach. With event preparations and vendor setup scheduled to begin this week, GVB took into …

Guam restores second crane after storm damage

IN Brief: Gantry Crane 6 returned to service on 14 October following repairs, load testing and recertification. Gantry Crane 4 had resumed work on 5 October, while Crane 5 remained under repair. The port continued vessel operations using available shore …

Did Super Typhoon Champi expose serious weaknesses in Guam’s essential public services?

United Airlines completes B737-8 transition in Guam

United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) has completed the replacement of its Guam International-based B737-800 fleet with ten B737-8s, ahead of its announced schedule, the company said in a press release. The carrier first unveiled its Guam-based B737 MAX …

Super Typhoon Champi Leaves Half of Guam Without Power as Flight Cancellations Extend Into Monday

Super Typhoon Champi passed just 10 miles south of Guam early Sunday, October 18, leaving approximately half the US Pacific territory without electricity as airlines extended flight cancellations into Monday. The powerful storm made its closest approach at …

Champi Moves Away from Guam as Power Outages, School Closures Continue

GUAM — Super Typhoon Champi is moving away from Guam after passing about 10 miles south of Merizo early Sunday, but officials say dangerous conditions, widespread power outages and flooding concerns remain. Guam remains in Condition of Readiness 1. …

Super Typhoon Champi intensifies to a Cat 5 after battering Guam

After lashing Guam as a Cat 4 super typhoon with 150 mph (240 km/h) winds, Super Typhoon Champi intensified just six hours later – at 0Z Sunday, October 18 – into a formidable Cat 5 with sustained winds of 165 mph (265 km/h), said the Joint Typhoon …