High waves crash against the coastline at a beach as the forecasted Super Typhoon Bavi approaches in Guam on July 5, 2026.
Super Typhoon Bavi is advancing on Taiwan, southwestern Japan, and mainland China after crossing the United States Pacific territories as a Category 5 equivalent storm, prompting mass evacuations and travel suspensions across East Asia following its passage over the Northern Mariana Islands.
On Monday, July 6, Bavi unleashed its full fury as the typhoon made landfall on the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center recorded the storm at peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 285 kilometres per hour.
The United States National Weather Service office in Guam issued an extreme wind warning before landfall.
"Treat these imminent extreme winds as if a tornado were approaching and move immediately to an interior room or shelter NOW," the weather service stated in its bulletin. Doppler radar indicated catastrophic winds associated with Super Typhoon Bavi approaching.
