Super Typhoon Bavi could unleash 200 mph wind gusts on Taiwan
Super Typhoon Bavi brought destructive winds exceeding 100 mph to Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on July 6, causing power outages as the area.
After devastating the Northern Mariana Island of Rota and causing damage in Guam Sunday into Monday, Super Typhoon Bavi is setting its sights on Taiwan.
Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane (130 mph or 209 km/h) on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, is over the open Philippine Sea well east of Luzon. Bavi is moving toward the west-northwest. The typhoon is expected to maintain its intensity into Thursday, local time, with a west-northwest to northwest track likely.
"Some loss of wind intensity is anticipated starting late Thursday or Thursday night, but Bavi will remain a dangerous storm as it impacts Taiwan and eastern China late Friday into early Tuesday, local time," AccuWeather international forecasting expert Jason Nicholls said.
Bavi's winds will be formidable, Nicholls said.
Bavi is expected to produce destructive wind gusts around Taiwan and across eastern China from Friday into Monday. Wind gusts up to 160 mph (260 km/h), with an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 200 mph (320 km/h), are anticipated and will result in power outages, structural damage and logistical delays.
Bavi is expected to spread rainfall across Taiwan and eastern China from later Friday, July 10, into Tuesday, July 14, with rainfall totaling up to 18 inches (450 mm) and an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 24 inches (600 mm). This rain will result in flooding, localized mudslides, structural damage, transportation disruptions and logistical delays.
Coastal inundation is likely along the northern and western coasts of Taiwan and the Fujian and Zhejiang coasts of China Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11. The combination of wind, rain and coastal inundation will result in Bavi being rated a 4 on the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Tropical Cyclones in Taiwan and eastern China.
A car lies overturned after being flipped by strong winds brought by Super Typhoon Bavi in Guam on July 6, 2026. A "super typhoon" with the force of a category-five hurricane tore through the US Pacific territories of Northern Marianas and Guam on July 6, with authorities saying they had received reports of "major" damage on the small island of Rota. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)
Super Typhoon Bavi packed a punch when it charged the Mariana Islands Sunday night. It directly impacted the island of Rota, 50 miles north of Guam, where Andersen Air Force Base is located. Weather stations gusted to 110 mph on Saipan, to the north, and 96 mph on Guam, to the south of Rota, where communications towers fell, massive damage was done to homes, and trees were stripped of their leaves.
In April, Super Typhoon Sinlaku took a similar path through the islands, and power was still out on Saipan and Tinian from that storm, even before Bavi arrived.
The cluster of thunderstorms and developing tropical rainstorm between the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands will gradually organize and strengthen as it tracks toward the west-northwest over the next few days.
There is a good chance for a tropical depression and storm to form in the vicinity of the Mariana Islands from Friday into early next week. Any development in the area can result in areas of heavy rain and gusty winds to the Mariana Islands this weekend, potentially slowing cleanup efforts following the recent passage of Bavi. Beyond the Mariana Islands, the steering flow may result in a turn to the northeast next week which may limit additional land impacts, but people and interests in Japan should monitor the system.
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