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(CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency) â Based on information received from the National Weather Service on Guam, an urban and small stream flood advisory is in effect for Saipan, Tinian and Rota, Wednesday, until 2:45 p.m.
At 11:46 a.m. Wednesday, satellite estimates indicated heavy rain in the advisory area. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include Garapan, Dandan, China Town, Tanapag, As Mahetog,  Koblerville, Chalan Kanoa, San Antonio, San Roque, Kagman, Gualo Rai, Afetnas, Chalan Piao, Sinapalo on Rota and  San Jose on Tinian.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected over the  area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
By DAVE ORNAUER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 10, 2021
6:15 a.m. Sunday, April 18, Japan time: Just when you thought Super Typhoon Surigae couldn t get any stronger . well . it did. It s becoming the fourth super storm to affect the Pacific region in the last 5 1/2 months, joining Super Typhoon Goni in October-November in the Philippines, and Severe Tropical Cyclones Narin and Yasa in the South Pacific, each of which reached Category 5-equivalent intensity. At 3 a.m., Surigae was 943 miles south of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, and 515 miles east-southeast of Metro Manila, moving northwest at 12 mph, packing 190-mph sustained winds and 230-mph gusts at center, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
Surigae downgraded to regular typhoon status, remains a dangerous Category 4-equivalent storm; TCWS 2 remains raised for eastern Philippines; long-range forecast calls for passage well southeast of Okinawa.
By DAVE ORNAUER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 10, 2021
5:45 p.m. Sunday, April 18, Japan time: Surigae continues to dial back the intensity, but remains a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon, passing along the east coast of the Philippines. Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecasts Surigae to curve northeast after leaving the Philippines and pass more than 330 miles south-southeast of Okinawa at mid-day Thursday. At 3 p.m., Surigae was 422 miles east of Metro Manila and 886 miles south of Kadena Air Base, moving northwest at 7 mph, still packing 155-mph sustained winds and 190-mph gusts at center. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal 2 remains raised for Samar and Catanduanes in the Philippines, according to the national weather authority PAGASA.