00:00Super typhoon Sunlaku is now the strongest storm on the planet so far in 2026 and it's taking aim
00:06at the western Pacific. Sunlaku will continue to move away from Guam and move very close
00:11to Tinian in Saipan in the northern Marion Islands Tuesday night local time. Guam was spared the
00:19worst of Sunlaku. According to the National Weather Service, the island receives sustained
00:23winds of 50 to 60 miles per hour with gusts as high as 85 miles per hour. Power outage is
00:29structural damage and life-threatening flooding are likely with the greatest impacts including
00:34prolonged power loss expected on Rota, Tinian and Saipan. Because of this, Sunlaku is rated
00:41a four on the AccuWeather Real Impact Scale. Conditions will gradually improve from Saipan
00:47to Guam later Thursday, but farther north from Pagan Island northward, heavy rain and strong
00:53winds will linger into Friday. Sunlaku will then pass just east of Japan's volcano
00:59islands later Friday into Saturday before heading out over the open northwestern Pacific.
01:06While Guam's peak typhoon season runs from June to November, storms can strike at any
01:11time of the year. The last strong typhoon to impact Guam was Bolevin in October of 2023.
01:19For a storm this strong in April, you have to go back to Super Typhoon Andy in 1989 for a
01:26Category
01:263 equivalent or stronger system passing this close to Guam.
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