A massive typhoon strengthened as it headed toward the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands, remote islands in the western Pacific Ocean, while barely missing Guam, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported April 13.
Super Typhoon Sinlaku reached Category 5 with sustained winds of 175 miles per hour and intense electrical activity expected to reach the islands early April 14, making it the strongest tropical cyclone of 2026.
“Super Typhoon Sinlaku is as intense as a Category 5 hurricane,” NWS Meteorologist Owen Shieh said in a video posted on Facebook. “Destructive winds and extremely heavy rain are expected throughout the Mariana Islands through Wednesday.”
The typhoon is expected to pass dangerously close to the islands of Rota, Tinian, and Saipan, according to the U.S. Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Center….
Monster Typhoon Strengthens as It Nears Remote US Islands in Pacific Ocean
