Typhoon Pongsona
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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. Pongsona developed out of an area of
Typhoon Pongsona near peak intensity on December 8
Typhoon Pongsona weakening on December 10
Damage from Pongsona on Guam
Damage in Guam from the typhoon
Typhoon Mawar
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Typhoon Mawar, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Betty, was one of the strongest Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclones on record in the month of May, and the strongest tropical cyclone worldwi
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Mawar at its peak intensity over the Philippine Sea on May 26
Typhoon Mawar as viewed from the International Space Station on May 23
The last NEXRAD radar scans of Typhoon Mawar before the radar went out. The NEXRAD velocity (right side) had a max wind speed of 193 mph (311 km/h) about 400 feet (120 m) above the surface.
Damage in Guam from the typhoon