U.S. territories in the western Pacific prepare for stormās landfall Monday.
Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny U.S. territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the Northern Mariana Islands.
The eye of the storm passed over the island of Rota Monday morning local time, bringing winds of more than 150 mph (241 kph), according to the National Weather Service. It was traveling at around 9 mph (14 kph) west toward the Philippines, the weather service said.
The storm impacted other parts of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory, as well as Guam.
Bavi was a Category 5 super typhoon with winds that could reach 180 mph (290 kph) per hour and gusts of 215 mph (346 kph) per hour, said weather service meteorologist Edwin Montvila.
