Waterspout, Saipan
- When
- April 16, 5:37 PM SST to 5:42 PM SST
- Where
- Saipan County, Saipan Intl Airport
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Waterspouts in Guam, April 16, 2000
On the 16th two Waterspouts were observed from the Saiapn International Airport. The first was seen south of the airport from 1737 to 1742.
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.
On the 16th two Waterspouts were observed from the Saiapn International Airport. The first was seen south of the airport from 1737 to 1742. The second was observed west of the airport from 1815 to 1827.
Event by event
2 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
Waterspout, Saipan
- When
- April 16, 6:15 PM SST to 6:27 PM SST
- Where
- Saipan County, Saipan Intl Airport
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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
- Hail and High Wind in California, April 16 to 17, 2000
- Hail in Tennessee, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, April 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Arkansas, April 16, 2000
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, April 16, 2000
- Ice Storm in South Dakota, April 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, April 16, 2000
- Rip Currents in American Samoa, April 16 to 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Illinois, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, April 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Guam in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Guam, April 2000
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: 5143014, 5143015.