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Officials urge Guam to brace for strong typhoon with winds up to 155 mph
National Weather Service Meteorologist Landon Aydlett said a potential typhoon tracking its way toward Guam could be the worst one since 2002.
A tropical depression east of the Marianas is expected to intensify to a strong typhoon with winds that could approach 155 mph and pass over the island on Tuesday.
The island was hit by Supertyphoon Pongsona in December 2002. That typhoon brought sustained winds of 144 miles per hour and gusts to 173 mph, according to a Weather Service report.
Aydlett said the current track shows Guam could be on typhoon watch as early as Sunday morning or afternoon and on typhoon warning by Monday.
Read more: https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2018/09/07/tropical-disturbance-headed-marianas/1217834002/