Guam, 2000

Flood in Guam, May 16, 2000

May 16, 2000 · NWS GUA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A large area of showers and thunderstorms developed over the water just near the southern shore of Guam. Enough rain fell over the land to bring brief flooding to areas between Merizo and Inarajan.

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.

A large area of showers and thunderstorms developed over the water just near the southern shore of Guam. Enough rain fell over the land to bring brief flooding to areas between Merizo and Inarajan.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Guam

When
May 16, 3:00 PM SST to 4:30 PM SST
Where
Guam County, Inarajan
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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: 5155398.