Northern Mariana Islands hurricanes and tropical storms
Every recorded hurricane or tropical storm record since 1996 · 4 counties with a record
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 62 hurricane and tropical storm records in Northern Mariana Islands from 1996 through June 30, 2026, about 2.9 a year since 2000. The deadliest was Typhoon Yutu (October 24, 2018) in Northern Islands Municipality and 3 more: 1 death, 242 injuries and $591 million in damage in 2025 dollars across 5 records.
Hurricanes and tropical storms in Northern Mariana Islands, 1996 to 2026
Tropical records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- Records
- 621996 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 2.9average
- Deaths
- 1315 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $768Mas filed
- Busiest year
- 199710 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hurricane and tropical storm records common in Northern Mariana Islands?
Northern Mariana Islands averages about 2.9 hurricane and tropical storm records a year since 2000. The busiest year on record was 1997 (10).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1996, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
When is hurricane season in Northern Mariana Islands?
47% of its hurricane and tropical storm records since 1996 fell in September and October. The busiest month is October (18 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 0 · Feb 0 · Mar 2 · Apr 2 · May 5 · Jun 2 · Jul 4 · Aug 8 · Sep 11 · Oct 18 · Nov 3 · Dec 7 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1996.
What were the deadliest hurricane and tropical storm records in Northern Mariana Islands?
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-24 | Typhoon Yutu · Hurricane (Typhoon)Northern Islands Municipality and 3 more · forecast zone Northern Marianas One storm episode: 5 records in 3 places; the totals are the episode's. Super Typhoon Yutu passed through the Marianas October 24th to 25th. Yutu was classified as the second most powerful storm to hit the U.S.A. | 1 | 242 | $591M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths direct and indirect, as filed by the National Weather Service, summed over each storm (one episode, or one named storm filed by several offices). Storm names from the titles of FEMA declarations that name the storm's counties.
The costliest hurricane and tropical storm records in Northern Mariana Islands
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-24 | Typhoon Yutu · Hurricane (Typhoon)Northern Islands Municipality and 3 more · forecast zone Northern Marianas One storm episode: 5 records in 3 places; the totals are the episode's. | 1 | 242 | $591M | |
| 2002-12-08 | Super Typhoon Pongsona · Hurricane (Typhoon)Rota Municipality · forecast zone Rota One storm episode: 2 records in 2 places; the totals are the episode's. | 0 | 16 | $82M | |
| 2004-08-22 | Super Typhoon Ch · Hurricane (Typhoon)Northern Islands Municipality and 3 more · forecast zone Northern Marianas | 0 | 13 | $28M | |
| 2015-08-02 | Typhoon Soudelor · Hurricane (Typhoon)Saipan Municipality · forecast zone Saipan | 0 | 40 | $26M | |
| 1997-11-02 | Super Typhoon Keith · Hurricane (Typhoon)Northern Islands Municipality and 3 more · forecast zone Northern Marianas One storm episode: 3 records in 3 places; the totals are the episode's. | 0 | 0 | $15M | |
| 1997-12-15 | Super Typhoon Paka · Hurricane (Typhoon)Songsong, Rota Municipality | 0 | 0 | $8.1M | |
| 2004-06-27 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Northern Islands Municipality and 3 more · forecast zone Northern Marianas | 0 | 0 | $8.1M | |
| 2005-08-31 | Typhoon Nabi · Hurricane (Typhoon)Northern Islands Municipality and 3 more · forecast zone Northern Marianas | 0 | 0 | $3.8M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.
Are hurricane and tropical storm records becoming more frequent in Northern Mariana Islands?
Northern Mariana Islands' count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | Northern Mariana Islands | United States | Northern Mariana Islands' share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-99 | 11 | 1,123 | 0.98% |
| 2000s | 22 | 4,928 | 0.45% |
| 2010s | 16 | 2,761 | 0.58% |
| 2020-26 | 13 | 2,697 | 0.48% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hurricane and tropical storm records in Northern Mariana Islands
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Tropical StormRota Municipality · forecast zone Rota | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-08-07 | Tropical DepressionNorthern Islands Municipality and 3 more · forecast zone Northern Marianas | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-26 | Tropical StormNorthern Islands Municipality and 3 more · forecast zone Northern Marianas | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-24 | Tropical DepressionRota Municipality · forecast zone Rota | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-24 | Storm Surge/TideSaipan Municipality · forecast zone Saipan | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-24 | Tropical DepressionSaipan Municipality · forecast zone Saipan | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2018-10-24 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Northern Islands Municipality and 3 more · forecast zone Northern Marianas | 1 | 121 | $589M | |
| 2018-10-24 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Northern Islands Municipality and 3 more · forecast zone Northern Marianas | 0 | 0 | $589M | |
| 2018-10-24 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Rota Municipality · forecast zone Rota | 0 | 0 | $2.4M | |
| 2018-10-24 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Northern Islands Municipality and 3 more · forecast zone Northern Marianas | 0 | 0 | $589M | |
| 2018-10-24 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Saipan Municipality · forecast zone Saipan | 0 | 121 | $590M | |
| 2015-08-02 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Saipan Municipality · forecast zone Saipan | 0 | 40 | $26M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hurricane and tropical storm records in Northern Mariana Islands
FEMA has declared 28 disasters in Northern Mariana Islands for hurricane and tropical storm, counting its incident type and declarations that name hurricane or tropical storm or typhoon in the title (FEMA files most storm disasters under Severe Storm); 20 were major disasters, the latest on August 3, 2026.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | DR-4931 | Super Typhoon Bavi | 3 |
| 2026-07-03 | EM-3647 | Typhoon Bavi | 5 |
| 2026-04-23 | DR-4910 | Super Typhoon Sinlaku | 5 |
| 2026-04-11 | EM-3645 | Typhoon Sinlaku | 5 |
| 2023-10-08 | EM-3602 | Tropical Storm Bolaven | 5 |
| 2023-06-02 | DR-4716 | Typhoon Mawar | 3 |
| 2023-05-22 | EM-3593 | Typhoon Mawar | 5 |
| 2019-10-20 | EM-3425 | Typhoon Bualoi | 4 |
| 2019-10-07 | EM-3424 | Typhoon Hagibis | 4 |
| 2018-10-26 | DR-4404 | Super Typhoon Yutu | 4 |
| 2018-10-23 | EM-3408 | Typhoon Yutu | 4 |
| 2018-09-29 | DR-4396 | Typhoon Mangkhut | 3 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.