Lightning in Guam

Events

23

Deaths

2

Injuries

0

Damage

$567,000

• Lightning Strike in Guam, August 27, 20031 death · 1 eventAn 18 year-old Japanese tourist died when she was struck by lightning. The woman was swimming with her father about 150 feet from the shoreline behind the Hyatt Regency Hotel when she was hit. Her father found her floating in the water and she appeared lifeless.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, October 14, 20111 death · 1 eventA 59-year-old fisherman was fishing in the shallows near the Hagatna boat Basin on the afternoon of 14 October when he was struck and killed by lightning at about 15:30 GST.
• Hurricane and Flooding in Guam, August 1 to 30, 19972 injured · $1.1 million · 15 eventsAugust saw an active Monsoon trough place itself across the region. This caused copious amounts of rain across the Marianas Islands. This resulted in numerous periods of heavy rainfall and localized Urban and Small Stream flooding.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, February 14, 1999$100,000 · 1 eventA tropical disturbance, which eventually developed into Tropical Depression 02W was near Yap on the 14th. Showers associated with convergence into the tropical depression brought heavy rain across Guam.
• Flood and Lightning Strike in Guam, July 5 to 6, 1999$50,000 · 2 eventsStrong thunderstorms moved across the island from 2200 to midnight. Frequent lightning and heavy rain pushed across the island. Lightning hit a 115 kilovolt main transmission line that runs from the Cabras Power Plant to Nimitz Hill at around 2315.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, June 18, 2000$50,000 · 1 eventLightning struck the cross atop St. Jude Catholic Church in Sinajana shortly after 11 am. The lightning struck the top, right portion of the concrete cross, breaking off a big chuck. A few large chunks of the cement landed on the lawn and steps in front of the church.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, May 9, 2003$50,000 · 1 eventLightning struck Meyuns in Palau, causing major equipment damage on multiple levels to transmission facilities. The strike caused total outages on Palau's international telephone and Internet connections as well as local service to Meuns, Angaur and Peleliu.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, July 7, 2013$50,000 · 1 eventOn July 7, 2013 A lightning strike caused the shutdown of the National Telecommunication Authority (NTA) power line system at the Rita substation, disrupting television service.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, December 2, 2022$50,000 · 1 eventThunderstorms passed over Guam causing a brief power outage on Guam December 7th.
• Flood and Lightning Strike in Guam, August 1, 2000$20,000 · 2 eventsLightning damage caused power blackouts in parts of Maite, Tumon, Tamuning and Barrigada. The lightning began around 1030 am. The thunderstorms formed over the island during the afternoon as a result of converging sea breeze winds.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, August 2, 2000$20,000 · 1 eventLightning damaged phone lines at the Agueda Johnston Middle School in Ordot. The thunderstorms formed over the island during the afternoon as a result of converging sea breeze winds.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, November 8, 2001$20,000 · 1 eventLightning caused an island wide power outage. The strike hit a main transmission line in Hagatna at about 1445 causing a power surge. Power began to be restored by 1530 and by 1830 98 percent of the island had electricity.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, June 27, 2003$12,000 · 1 eventA thunderstorm moved across the island of Rota during the late afternoon around 1500. Lightning from the storm damaged the phone system on the island, cutting the island off from the rest of the world.
• Flood and Lightning Strike in Guam, July 15, 20002 eventsInland showers and thunderstorms formed over Guam. Lightning from the thunderstorms caused power outages to northern and central portions of the island. The power was out for an hour an a half.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, June 19, 20011 eventA Japanese military plane was struck by lightning during training exercises. At about 0820 the E-767 Boeing airborne controllingaircraft was hit by lightning. The plane was in the sky for less than an hour before being struck. About 20 U.S.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, June 21, 20011 eventLightning caused numerous power outages during the night in Dededo, Macheche and Barrigada Heights. Service to most villages was restored within 30 minutes to an hour. Thunder was heard at the National Weather Service Office from between 1546 and 1819
• Lightning Strike in Guam, August 26, 20031 eventIsland heating combined with favorable upper-level winds generated thunderstorms across the island of Saipan.A thunderstorm brought heavy rain to Saipan on the 26th. The heavy rainfall flooded different areas of the island of Saipan during the late afternoon.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, September 1, 2003$10,000 · 1 eventLightning caused a power outage over a portion of southern, Guam. The Guam Power Authority said the power outage lasted more one-and-a-half hour in Umatac and Merizo.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, September 9 to 10, 20031 eventSeveral lightning strikes around the island of Guam disrupted power. A lightning strike around 2200 took power away from people in the Agana Heights and Sinajana areas. Thunderstorms were reported from the National Weather Service Office from 1735 to 1953
• Lightning Strike in Guam, August 13, 2003$10,000 · 1 eventLightning on the afternoon of the 13th tripped circuits in four of Guam Waterworks Authority's wells on Route 15 in Yigo and Mangilao, shutting down the four wells. The wells were fully restored to service a few days later.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, September 22, 2003$10,000 · 1 eventLightning caused a power outage over portions of Guam on the evening of the 22nd. The outages were reported to the Guam Power Authority at 1830. Parts of Santa Rita and Agana Heights had power out for about 90 minutes.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, June 1, 2003$10,000 · 1 eventA lightning strike in the vicinity of Maite in Guam during the late afternoon. A surge from the lightning damaged the primary phone connection for the National Weather Service Office in Tiyan.
• Lightning Strike in Guam, August 4, 2005$5,000 · 1 eventLightning struck a water booster pump station, causing a water outage in the Mount Santa Rosa area of Yigo in northern Guam. Water service was restored the afternoon of the 5th.

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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.