Guam feeling 80 MPH winds from Chaba; GPD rescues stranded teens

by Sabrina Salas Matanane, KUAM News
Monday, August 23, 2004


According to the Office of Civil Defense, officers with the Guam Police Department rescued three stranded teenagers from Lada Gardens who were seeking shelter when their vehicle broke down. Mayor's offices across the island continue to remain open for village assistance.

Meanwhile, the number of island residents seeking shelter in designated emergency shelters has increased to 1,986 residents.

As of 12 Monday morning the eyewall of Typhoon Chaba was pounding the island of Rota, with winds there reportedly as high as 135 miles per hour. The center of typhoon Chaba was located by radar near latitude 14.5 degrees north and longitude 145.3 degrees east. This is about 80 miles northeast of Guam, 30 miles east-northeast of Rota, 40 miles south of Tinian and 50 miles south-southwest of Saipan.

Maximum sustained winds are 120 MPH with gusts up to 150 MPH. Typhoon Chaba is moving westward at 12 MPH.

Guam remains in Condition of Readiness "1", and the island is currently experiencing damaging winds of 55-65 MPH with gusts up to 80 MPH. Winds may be higher depending on the exact position of the storm's eyewall.