This week Guam was blessed. Twice. On Wednesday a predicted Tropical Storm was supposed to hit our island but it changed directions and we barely got any rain. It seemed silly then that most of the island closed down in preparation for the storm.
Today we were waiting for Typhoon "Melor".... even though we were not supposed to be hit by the eye of the storm we were supposed to be smacked by at least tropical storm strength winds in the fingers. So far nothing more than a couple showers and wind. We could still get some additional rain and wind. However it we did not need to board up our windows or anything either time.
My friend Joyce Owen who has been here for quite a few years and has been through many typhoons says that if they are coming this close, this frequently at the beginning of the season we are likely to get hit this year. It has been almost 7 years since Typhoon Pung Son Wah (I don't know how to spell?).
If you want to know what a super typhoon is like this is a video re-enactment of Joyce and Dave Owen and their family when the roof blew off their house in Typhoon Paka....
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