Guam Homeland Security - Office of Civil Defense

X Flooding is a temporary overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. Flooding may happen with only a few inches of water, or it may cover a house to the rooftop. There are many possible causes of floods including heavy rain, coastal storms and storm surge, waterway overflow from being blocked with debris, or overflow of levees, dams, or waste water systems. Flooding can occur slowly over many days or happen very quickly with little or no warning, called flash floods.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/floods

Wildfire

Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

Fire Weather

Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

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Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.

JIC Release No. 5 - Emergency Shelters to Open at 2 p.m.; Residents Urged to Prepare

The Guam Department of Education will open eight (8) primary emergency shelters at 2 p.m. today, October 24, 2018. Residents who need emergency shelter are urged to be at the shelters closest to their homes as early as 2 p.m., before damaging winds arrive, which is expected around 6 p.m. today.

Governor Eddie Baza Calvo and Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, commander, Joint Region Marianas, will place Guam and the respective military bases in Condition of Readiness (COR) 2 at noon today.

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JIC Release No. 4 - Typhoon Yutu Intensified Overnight; Use this Morning to Prepare

The National Weather Service (NWS) – Guam Weather Forecast Office continues to monitor Typhoon Yutu as it continues to intensify and head toward the Marianas. Guam is in Condition of Readiness (COR) 3 at this time but expected to move to COR 2 at noon today.

As of 4 a.m., Yutu was located 12.6 degrees north latitude and 148.9 degrees east longitude, about 285 miles east-southeast of Guam and 275 miles southeast of Saipan. Yutu is moving west-northwest at 9 mph with maximum sustained winds now at 105 mph.

What’s Open and Closed

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JIC Release No. 2 - Tropical Storm Conditions Possible for Guam; Yutu Now a Typhoon

The National Weather Service (NWS) - Guam Weather Forecast Office continues to monitor Tropical Storm Yutu. As of 1 p.m., Yutu was located 11.8 degrees north latitude, 151.2 degrees east longitude, about 450 miles east-southeast of Guam and 435 miles east-southeast of Saipan. Guam remains in Condition of Readiness 3 at this time.

Yutu is moving west-northwest at 14 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. The current track will bring Yutu near or north of Saipan by early Thursday morning, as a 125 mph Category 3 typhoon.

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JIC Release No. 1 - Guam to Move to COR 3 by 9 am; Tropical Storm Continues to Strengthen

Governor Eddie Calvo and Rear

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Tropical Storm Continues Toward the Marianas

The National Weather Service (NWS) - Guam Weather Forecast Office continues to monitor Tropical Storm Yutu. As of 7 p.m., Yutu was located 10.1 degrees north latitude, 154.5 degrees east longitude, about 700 miles east-southeast of Guam and 685 miles east-southeast of Saipan, moving northwest with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. It is expected to maintain this general course over the next few days.

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Tropical Storm Yutu to pass near the Northern Marianas; Be Prepared in Case Storm Track Changes

The National Weather Service (NWS) - Guam Weather Forecast Office continues to monitor what is now Tropical Storm Yutu.

As of 1 p.m., Yutu was located near 9.2 degrees north latitude, 155.6 degrees east longitude, about 790 miles east-southeast of Guam and 780 miles east-southeast of Saipan, moving west-northwest with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.