The Nationwide Climate Service (NWS) in Guam warned on Might 24 that circumstances have been “step by step deteriorating” throughout the US island territory, as Storm Mawar approached.
Footage by Hannah Emerson reveals robust winds, driving rain and lowered visibility. She mentioned the video was taken in Yigo on the north a part of the island.
NWS meteorologist Landon Aydlett mentioned that by 1 pm, the Class 4 storm was about 45 miles east-southeast of Guam.
“We’re experiencing extreme tropical storm circumstances, and now we have virtually whiteout circumstances out our again door,” he mentioned.
“The timber are bending sideways. We truly simply misplaced our largest tree on our property, that was simply uprooted and got here crashing down subsequent to our driveway,” he mentioned.
He mentioned the storm was “presumably the biggest, strongest hurricane to strike Guam in 20 years.” Credit score: Hannah Emerson by way of Storyful