Guam, 1997

Hurricane and Waterspout in Guam, June 11 to 29, 1997

June 11 to 29, 1997 · NWS GUA · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

It passed through the northern Marianas Islands, passing 45 miles away from the island of Agrihan on the 11th. Typhoon Opal (08W) moved through the Guam Area of Responsibility from the 13th to the 18th.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS GUA wrote it up.

Super Typhoon Nestor (07W) moved through the Guam Area of Responsibility from the 1st to the 12th.It passed through the northern Marianas Islands, passing 45 miles away from the island of Agrihan on the 11th. No damage was reported.Typhoon Opal (08W) moved through the Guam Area of Responsibility from the 13th to the 18th. It became a tropical storm when it was out over the ocean far to the west of Guam. No damage was reported.Tropical Disturbance formed near 5.5N 162.4E on the 16th. It moved west-northwest and passed south of Guam and north of Yap the 19th and 20th. No damage was reported. The tropical depression continued in Guam Area of Responsibility until the 23rd. It eventually became Typhoon Peter while it was west of the Guam Area.A waterspout was observed from the National Weather Service Office at Tiyan northwest of the station. It formed over the water just to the west of the island.

Event by event

1 hurricane (typhoon), 1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Hurricane (Typhoon), Northern Marianas

When
June 11, 6:00 AM SST to 6:00 PM SST
Where
Northern Marianas forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Waterspout, Guam

When
June 29, 2:44 PM SST to 2:57 PM SST
Where
Guam County, Central Portion
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

What these are

Hurricane (Typhoon)
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.
Waterspout
A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5623668, 5623669.