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Tracking Guam's storms through history

Typhoon Karen: Nov. 11, 1962

Karen brought winds of 175 mph when it struck Guam in 1962, damaging almost every building on the island.

Typhoon Karen

Typhoon Pamela: May 21, 1976

Pamela was already a killer storm by the time it reached Guam, leaving 10 dead in Chuuk before devastating Guam.

Typhoon Pamela

Typhoon Russ: Dec. 21, 1990

The eye of Typhoon Russ passed about 15 miles south of Guam a few days before Christmas in 1990.

Typhoon Russ

Super Typhoon Yuri: Nov. 27, 1991

With sustained winds of 165 mph and gusts of 200 mph, Yuri passed about 50 miles south of the island, generating 24-foot waves in the south.

Typhoon Yuri

Typhoon Omar: Aug. 28, 1992

The eye of Omar passed directly over the island, causing extensive damage. The 1992 storm season was especially active on Guam, and in other parts of the country.

Typhoon Omar

Super Typhoon Paka: Dec. 16, 1997

Paka's eye passed just to the north of Guam, subjecting the island to winds between 115-144 mph for eight to 10 hours.

Typhoon Paka

Super Typhoon Pongsona: Dec. 8, 2002

``There is no doubt that the impact of this latest storm will be devastating,″ Gov. Carl Gutierrez wrote to President Bush in a request for a disaster declaration.

Typhoon Pongsona

Typhoon Dolphin: May 15, 2015

The eye of Typhoon Dolphin passed between Guam and Rota, the first time in 13 years that typhoon-force winds were recorded on Guam.

Typhoon Dolphin

Typhoon Mangkhut: Sept. 10, 2018

Passing between Guam and Rota overnight, Typhoon Mangkhut caused flooding and knocked out power to about 80% of Guam.

Typhoon Mangkhut

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