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Typhoon Mawar hits Guam with 140 mph winds as potentially 'catastrophic' storm

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco

A powerful typhoon taking aim at Guam could be the strongest tropical cyclone to impact the U.S. island territory in decades.

ABC 7 San Francisco's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

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  1. The Guardian

    Weather tracker: Guam and Philippines brace for Typhoon Mawar (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Typhoon projected to affect US territory of Guam as early as Tuesday. Elsewhere, Europe is heating up

  2. New York Times

    Strengthening Typhoon Mawar Is on Track to Hit Guam by Wednesday (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Forecasters said the storm is strengthening as it approaches the Mariana Islands. A typhoon warning is now in effect for Guam and the nearby island of Rota.

  3. MyNorthwest

    Guam braces for hit from Typhoon Mawar as storm heads toward the Pacific US territory (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    HONOLULU (AP) — Guam's governor urged residents to stay home and warned the island could take a direct hit from Typhoon Mawar as the storm strengthened on

  4. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Typhoon Mawar hits Guam with 140 mph winds as potentially 'catastrophic' storm (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    A powerful typhoon taking aim at Guam could be the strongest tropical cyclone to impact the U.S. island territory in decades.

  5. Voice of America

    Guam Braces for a Category 4 Typhoon Mawar (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The center of the Category 3 storm was about 313.8 kilometers southeast of Guam on Tuesday and moving northwest at 14.4 to 16 kph toward Guam

  6. KHON 2 Honolulu

    Guam residents stock up, batten down as dangerous Super Typhoon Mawar closes in (opens KHON 2 Honolulu)

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    KHON 2 Honolulu's feed description

    HONOLULU (AP) — President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam, where anyone not living in a concrete house was urged to seek safety el…

  7. ABC 7 Chicago

    Super Typhoon Mawar set to hit Guam as potentially 'catastrophic' storm (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Super Typhoon Mawar could directly hit Guam with winds as strong as 160 mph. It is expected to strike around noon local time Wednesday.

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Guam residents batten down as Super Typhoon Mawar closes in (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam, where anyone not living in a concrete house was urged to seek safety elsewhere and emergency shelters began to fill ahead of what could be the most powerful storm to hit the U.S.

  9. Military Times

    Military sends away ships as Super Typhoon Mawar closes in on Guam (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Guam is a crucial hub for U.S. forces in the Pacific, and the Department of Defense controls about a third of the island.

  10. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Typhoon Mawar closes in on Guam as residents shelter, military sends away ships | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Typhoon Mawar closes in on Guam as residents shelter, military sends away ships

  11. 13News Now Norfolk

    Very Strong Typhoon Mawar to hit Guam with destructive winds, surge (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    13News Now Norfolk's feed description

    The storm was centered less than 100 miles southeast of Guam.

  12. FOX 61 Hartford

    Typhoon Mawar closes in on Guam as residents shelter, military sends away ships (opens FOX 61 Hartford)

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    FOX 61 Hartford's feed description

    The governor said she would place Guam essentially in a lockdown effective 1 p.m. Tuesday and those in low-lying areas needed to leave by 6 p.m. Tuesday.

  13. The Boston Globe

    Shelters start to fill in Guam as US territory in Pacific braces for Typhoon Mawar (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Guam’s governor urged residents to stay home and warned the island could take a direct hit from Typhoon Mawar as the storm strengthened on a path toward the US territory in the Pacific.

  14. Military.com

    Guam Residents Shelter, Military Moves Ships as Super Typhoon Mawar Closes In (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam.

  15. Newsweek

    U.S. military moves planes, ships off Guam ahead of Super Typhoon Mawar (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The typhoon is the strongest the island has seen since Pongsona in 2002.

  16. Los Angeles Times

    Guam braces for potential direct hit from powerful Typhoon Mawar (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Residents of Guam brace for Typhoon Mawar, a powerful storm that could deliver the biggest hit in two decades to the U.S. territory in the Pacific.

  17. KHOU Houston

    Super Typhoon Mawar heading for Guam (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    The U.S. Territory fears a direct hit from the major storm.

  18. Al Jazeera

    US island territory of Guam braces for incoming typhoon (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Shelters in the US territory are beginning to fill in anticipation of a powerful storm named Typhoon Mawar.

  19. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Guam braces for hit from Typhoon Mawar as storm approaches (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Guam’s governor urged residents to stay home and warned the island could take a direct hit from Typhoon Mawar as the storm strengthened on a path toward the U.S. territory in the Pacific.

  20. Fox10 Phoenix

    Typhoon Mawar continues to intensify as it barrels towards US territory of Guam (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Typhoon Warnings are in effect for Guam and Rota, and forecasters say damaging winds of 39 mph are expected Tuesday evening, with typhoon-force winds of 74 mph or higher expected by Wednesday morning.

  21. ABC 7 New York

    Typhoon Mawar set to hit Guam as potentially 'catastrophic' storm (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Super Typhoon Mawar could directly hit Guam with winds as strong as 160 mph. It is expected to strike around noon local time Wednesday.

  22. Fox News

    Emergency shelters in Guam begin to fill as residents brace for Typhoon Mawar (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Residents are seeking shelter in the Pacific island of Guam as Typhoon Mawar, a Category 4 storm, is expected to hit the U.S. territory midday Wednesday.

  23. Al Jazeera

    Guam prepares for possible ‘direct hit’ from Typhoon Mawar (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Residents are being urged to stay at home with the powerful storm expected to make landfall on Wednesday.

  24. Triblive

    Guam residents shelter, military sends away ships as Super Typhoon Mawar closes in (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    HONOLULU — President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam, where anyone not living in a concrete house was urged to seek safety elsewhere and emergency shelters began to fill ahead of what could be the most powerful storm to hit the U.S.

  25. WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg

    Super Typhoon Mawar closes in on Guam as residents shelter, military sends away ships (opens WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg)

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    WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg's feed description

    Residents of Guam stockpiled supplies, battened down windows and abandoned wood and tin homes for emergency shelters as Super Typhoon Mawar bore down as the strongest storm to approach the U.S. Pac…

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