Typhoon Sinlaku (2026)

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Typhoon Sinlaku was an extremely powerful and long-lived tropical cyclone that affected the Mariana Islands in mid-April 2026, causing widespread damage on the island of Saipan. It is the strongest tropical cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere to form in April since Typhoon Surigae in 2021, and the second strongest storm in the Western Pacific Basin, only behind Bavi and Champi, which tie for the season's strongest storm. The fourth named storm, first typhoon, and first violent typhoon of the 2026 Pacific typhoon season, Sinlaku originated from a disturbance first identified by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) west-southwest of Chuuk on April 8. The system gradually organized and was upgraded to a tropical storm by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) early on April 10, before intensifying into a typhoon later that day as it moved steadily north westward. Highly favorable conditions enabled rapid intensification on April 11, during which a well-defined eye developed. Sinlaku reached...

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