Typhoon Pongsona - Wikipedia
Typhoon Pongsona was the last typhoon of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season, and was the second costliest United States disaster in 2002, only behind Hurricane Lili. [1] The name "Pongsona" was contributed by North Korea for the Pacific tropical cyclone list and is the Korean name for the garden balsam . [ 2 ]
Super Typhoon Pongsona was one of the worst typhoons to ever strike the island of Guam. It was Guam’s third most intense storm with sustained winds of 144 miles per hour (mph), gusts to 173 mph, and a pressure of 27.61 inches (935 millibars [mb]).
Guam Super Typhoon Pongsona - 1446 | FEMA.gov
Dec 8, 2002 · Guam Super Typhoon Pongsona. DR-1446-GU. Incident Period: Dec 8, 2002 - Dec 16, 2002. Declaration Date: Dec 8, 2002. Recovery resources: State & Local | National. Connect: Social Media | Mobile App & Text. 24/7 counseling: Disaster Distress Helpline. English. Español. On This Page. Local Resources. Funding Obligations. More About This Disaster.
WAPA - Supertyphoon Pongsona - U.S. National Park Service
Supertyphoon Pongsona Forces the Evacuation and Closure of the War in the Pacific National Historical Park Musuem. On December 8, 2002, Super-typhoon Pongsona passed over the US territory of Guam leaving its landscape torn and twisted. Located about 3,300 miles southwest of Hawaii in the Mariana Islands , Guam was the scene of intense fighting ...
Super Typhoon Pongsona, Dec. 8, 2002 - guampdn.biz
Super Typhoon Pongsona was the third most powerful storm to hit Guam, behind Karen in 1962 and the typhoon of 1900, according to a post-storm report by the National Weather Service. Pongsona hit Guam on Dec. 8, 2002, with a 40-mile wide eye that passed over the northern part of …
Weather Wednesday: Super Typhoon Pongsona, 19 years later
Dec 6, 2021 · Super Typhoon Pongsona was one of the worst typhoons to ever strike the island. It was Guam’s third most-intense storm, with sustained winds of 144 mph, gusts to 173 mph. Only two storms...
Super-Typhoon Pongsona, December 2002 - AIRS
Aug 14, 2019 · Packing gusts of nearly 300 kilometers per hour (184 miles per hour) and sustained winds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), Super-Typhoon Pongsona struck the U.S. Island of Guam on December 8, 2002.
Super Typhoon Pongsona 2002 - Zoom Earth
Dec 10, 2002 · Satellite images, weather maps and tracks of Super Typhoon Pongsona 2002, 1 - 10 December. Max wind speed 240km/h.
Super typhoon Pongsona December 8, 2002 - National Oceanic …
"Super Typhoon Pongsona (Pong-sahn-WAH) was one of the most intense typhoons to ever strike the island of Guam. It was comparable to Super Typhoon Paka (1997) and was exceeded only by Karen (1962) and the Typhoon of 1900.
Super Typhoon Pongsona - NASA Earth Observatory
Super Typhoon Pongsona extensively damaged the U.S. Island of Guam in the central Pacific on Sunday, December 8. This is the second major assault on Guam by an intense tropical cyclone in five years (Super Typhoon Paka devastated Guam in December, 1997).