{"id":2284,"date":"2026-07-06T06:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=2284"},"modified":"2026-07-06T06:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:07:34","slug":"fierce-winds-hit-u-s-pacific-territories-as-super-typhoon-bavi-makes-landfall-near-guam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=2284","title":{"rendered":"Fierce winds hit U.S. Pacific territories as Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall near Guam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny U.S. territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the Northern Mariana Islands.<\/p>

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The eye of the storm passed over the island of Rota on Monday morning local time, bringing winds of more than 150 mph, according to the National Weather Service. It was traveling at around 9 mph west toward the Philippines, the weather service said.<\/p>

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\u201cHang tight,\u201d National Weather Service meteorologist Brandon Aydlett said. \u201cWe\u2019re coming just out of the peak of conditions. It\u2019s going to be a slow improvement, but improvement is coming.\u201d<\/p>

The storm affected other parts of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory, as well as Guam. The area was still recovering from another destructive cyclone that struck in April.<\/p>

On the island of Saipan, the international airport recorded wind gusts of more than 100 mph, the weather service said. Many people living in Saipan and nearby Tinian had been without power since Super Typhoon Sinlaku, the agency said.<\/p>

Bavi was a Category 5 super typhoon with winds that could reach 180 mph and gusts of 215 mph, said weather service meteorologist Edwin Montvila.<\/p>

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