Guam, 1999

Waterspout in Guam, June 7, 1999

June 7, 1999 · NWS GUA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Two waterspouts were seen outside Apra Harbour. The waterspouts caused a slight delay in some boating event during the South Pacific Games being held in Guam.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Two waterspouts were seen outside Apra Harbour. The waterspouts caused a slight delay in some boating event during the South Pacific Games being held in Guam.

Event by event

1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Waterspout, Guam

When
June 7, 2:20 PM SST to 5:00 PM SST
Where
Guam County, Apra Harbor
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

What these are

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: 5697306.