Super Typhoon Champi, a Category 5 storm, moves away from Guam
Champi passed within 10 miles of Guam, bringing destructive winds, before moving out over open sea. It is now bound for Taiwan as a severe typhoon, and it is the third tropical cyclone to strike the island region since April.
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What happened
Super Typhoon Champi rapidly intensified as it passed within 10 miles of Guam, raking the island with destructive winds and prompting a Red Cross response across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. The storm has since moved into the Philippine Sea, away from land, and was classed as a Category 5 super typhoon by the U.S. National Weather Service. It is now heading toward Taiwan as a severe typhoon.
Why it matters
The storm is the third tropical cyclone to hit the Guam and Northern Mariana Islands area since April. Forecasters also expect it to re-intensify before it enters the Philippine area of responsibility.
Timeline
- Oct 17, 4:27 PM ET: Champi rapidly intensified as it barreled toward Guam, coming within 10 miles of the island.
- Oct 18, 8:00 AM ET: The American Red Cross began responding on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as the storm moved away.
- Oct 19, 1:30 PM ET: Champi became a Category 5 super typhoon in the Philippine Sea, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, and was not near land.
- Oct 19, 7:39 PM ET: The storm was reported to be taking aim at Taiwan as a severe typhoon.
Coverage
- Severe Typhoon Champi Takes Aim On Taiwan (Updated)
- Typhoon Champi strengthens to Category 5 but moves away from land; Trudy weakens (AP)
- Super Typhoon Champi churns across Pacific as another tropical threat begins to take shape (foxweather.com)
- Champi to re-intensify into super typhoon before PAR entry Tuesday (abs-cbn.com)
- Super Typhoon Champi intensifies to a Cat 5 after battering Guam » Yale Climate Connections (yaleclimateconnections.org)
- Champi briefly reaches super typhoon strength after its closest approach to Guam causes widespread outages (watchers.news)
- Red Cross Responds as Super Typhoon Champi Moves Away from Guam, Northern Mariana Islands (redcross.org)
- Guam braces for Category 4 Typhoon Champi as eyewall approaches (tmj4.com)
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