Weather Woman

Another tornado outbreak is setting up from Thursday evening through the weekend. 3 California tornadoes were confirmed by National Weather Service Wednesday. This is usually a sign that it's going to be a strong storm system. Stay safe and track radar if you're in the storms.

If you're driving and get alerts, I suggest pulling over and checking the radar loop to make sure you don't end up inside of the wrong part of the storm. It is very dangerous to be in a vehicle while a tornado is passing. Google and Apple will notify if you have a route put in that is crossing paths with weather warnings, but you have to be using the navigation.

🌀 Violent Typhoon Sinlaku Passing Saipan: Flood Threat Continues for Guam and Northern Mariana Islands

Violent Super Typhoon Sinlaku is moving through the Northern Mariana Islands, passing very near Saipan and surrounding islands with extreme winds, destructive rainbands, and life threatening flooding already impacting the region.

On Saipan and nearby islands, reports include widespread power outages, damaged structures, downed trees, blocked roads, and dangerous flash flooding. Coastal areas are also dealing with storm surge and rough surf pushing water inland, especially in low-lying communities.

Guam is not expected to take a direct landfall, but outer rainbands are still bringing heavy downpours, localized flooding, and hazardous travel conditions across parts of the island.

Early damage reports from Saipan indicate significant structural impacts and widespread infrastructure disruptions as the strongest core of the storm moves through the area.

Residents across the Marianas should remain sheltered, avoid flooded roads, and treat all water-covered areas as dangerous.

Stay tuned to local emergency management updates for the latest track, impacts, and recovery information.

Typhoon Sinlaku Safety Info Guam and the Mariana Islands

Typhoon Sinlaku is tracking through the western Pacific with increasing concern for Guam and across the Mariana Islands. Islands between Guam and the rest of the Marianas should be on high alert now and closely monitor forecast updates as conditions can change quickly in this region.

Satellite imagery in this post is from Zoom Earth, one of many useful apps to track storms in near real time and view forecast paths.

Winds in a typhoon drop off quickly as you move away from the center, but do not let that create a false sense of safety. The strongest winds are near the core, however damaging gusts and heavy rain can extend far outward. Terrain plays a big role here. Slopes and higher elevations facing into the wind will see stronger winds and heavier showers as the storm forces air upslope.

Storm surge and flooding remain some of the biggest threats. When strong winds push ocean water toward shore while heavy rain is also trying to drain out to sea, water can back up quickly. If both happen at once, flooding can become extreme and in worst cases reach rooftops in vulnerable coastal or low lying areas.

A direct hit from a super typhoon can be devastating. In 2018, Typhoon Yutu struck the Northern Mariana Islands causing catastrophic damage, destroying homes, cutting power, and leaving entire communities without basic services for weeks. That is why preparation ahead of time is critical.

Now is the time to know your evacuation routes and nearby shelters, have multiple ways to receive alerts not just sirens, secure loose outdoor items and prepare emergency supplies, check road conditions and closures through local government and emergency management pages, follow official updates from Guam Homeland Security Office of Civil Defense and CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and monitor forecasts from National Weather Service Guam office.

Search for local resources like Guam road conditions, Mariana Islands shelters, and emergency alerts Guam to stay ahead of rapidly changing conditions.

Do not wait. Preparation now can save lives.

The video covers some of the rain over the weekend for New Zealand / Fiji / Samoa / Tonga. Not much compared to what just fell. I don't see any more cyclones coming to the South Pacific in the next week, but I'll keep an eye out and give you a good heads up if anything looks to be forming. Maila will be actively causing troubles for the next week.