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With maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (120 knots), Typhoon Higos continues on a northwest track, but is expected to take a turn to the north as it feels the influence of the jet stream.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
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The third category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 crossed the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam before continuing toward Asia.
The violent storm aimed at the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam in mid-April 2026.
The sprawling storm promised to deliver torrential rain across a wide swath of southern Japan.
