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Typhoon Champi's approach to Guam

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Typhoon Champi passed closest to Guam as a Category 4 storm, and its tropical-cyclone watches and warnings have since been canceled across the Marianas. A new flood advisory in northern Guam and hazardous surf and small-craft conditions remain; the immediate typhoon threat has ended, but those hazards persist as of the latest report, aired October 19.

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  1. Update 1140-mph Champi passes closest to Guam. The emergency is not over.
  2. Update 2Champi’s warnings end, but flooded-road risks and dangerous seas remain

The story so far

  1. Update 231 hours later

    Champi’s warnings end, but flooded-road risks and dangerous seas remain

    A new northern Guam flood advisory and continuing surf and boating hazards outlast Champi’s cyclone warnings, while schools and utilities assess the aftermath.

  2. Update 1

    140-mph Champi passes closest to Guam. The emergency is not over.

    The Category 4 typhoon’s northern eyewall has driven extreme winds ashore in southern Guam. Its closest approach is over, but residents are still instructed to remain sheltered.

    What moved

    • Radar indicated northern-eyewall extreme winds moving ashore from Talofofo southward.
    • The latest advisory places closest approach very near Guam’s southern point.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Lou Leon GuerreroGuamanian politician1 report

Organizations

  • National Weather ServiceU.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration2 reports
  • Guam Department of Educationschool district that serves the United States territory of Guam1 report
  • Guam Waterworks AuthorityPublic utility in Tamuning, Guam1 report

Places

  • GuamGuam2 reports
  • RotaRota, CNMI2 reports
  • SaipanSaipan, CNMI2 reports
  • TinianTinian, 96952, CNMI2 reports
  • Talo'fo'foTalo'fo'fo, Guam1 report
  • Ugum Water Treatment Plant8QM4+7W8, Inalåhan, Guam1 report

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275 sources76 outlets

Who reported what

24 points1 confirmed by two or more outlets9 from a single outlet0 disputed

What 4 outlets reported about this story, point by point, and who reported each point first.

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PointNWS TiyanNational Weather Serviceforecast.weather.govAir Sports NetOutlets
Typhoon Warning coverage for Guam and RotaIndependently confirmed3
Dangerous seas from destructive windsNot independently confirmed3
Cancellation of Marianas tropical-cyclone warningsNot independently confirmed3
Warnings and watch for Tinian and SaipanNot independently confirmed3
Expected passage south of Guam within twelve hoursNot independently confirmed2
Typhoon Warning continues for RotaNot independently confirmed2
Champi upgraded to a super typhoonNot independently confirmed2
Champi expected to move near Guam as a typhoonNot independently confirmed2
Sea heights near Champi's eyewallNot independently confirmed2
Expected storm track near Guam Sunday morningNot independently confirmed2
Champi's eye passing south of GuamNot independently confirmed2
Flash Flood Warning for GuamNot independently confirmed2
Champi's location west-southwest of Guam at seven a.m.Not independently confirmed2
Instructions against going outside during damaging gustsNot independently confirmed2
Champi’s westward movement at thirteen miles per hourNot independently confirmed2

Points only one outlet reported

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